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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07AITTAIPEI2106 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 05:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
07AITTAIPEI2109 | MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English language dailies on September 13th gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Christensen's speech, which was delivered at the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Annapolis Tuesday, Sep [...] | 2007-09-13 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2117 | MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Thomas Christensen's speech on Taiwan's UN referendum Monday remained in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on September 13 also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's interview with the "Wall [...] | 2007-09-14 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI212 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 27-29 on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group; on possible Blue and Green candidates for the 2008 presidential elections; on President Chen Shui-bian's remarks at the "Transformation in New Democracies" forum l [...] | 2007-01-29 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2124 | MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage on September 15-17 to the two large-scale rallies launched by the ruling DPP and opposition KMT in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, on Taiwan's UN bid. News coverage also focused on the crash of a Thai passenger pla [...] | 2007-09-17 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2137 | INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON CAL FIRE - BOLT OR [...] (SBU) Although Japanese aviation safety authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Airlines (CAL) on August 20, Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration has suggested that an aircraft design flaw may be behind the incident. Tai [...] | 2007-09-19 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL TW |
07AITTAIPEI2140 | MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 18-19 on Typhoon Wipha, which hit Taiwan Tuesday; on the island's UN referendum and the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, which is set to convene in New York today; and on an American citizen who was arrest [...] | 2007-09-19 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2150 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 20 on the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, in which Taiwan's UN bid was blocked for the 15th consecutive year Wednesday; on the Federal Reserve's announcement Tuesday to cut its benchmark interest rate; an [...] | 2007-09-20 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2163 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As Taiwan's UN bid remained in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on September 21 also focused on the Olympic torch relay route issue, and on the legislative and presidential elections next year. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," citing the results of a recent opini [...] | 2007-09-21 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2176 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN BID, OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 22-24 to a Supreme Prosecutors' Office decision last Friday to indict DPP Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and National Security Council Secretary-General Mark Chen on charges of corruption [...] | 2007-09-24 07:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2186 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN BID, ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 25-26 on the aftermath of a Taipei District Court's decision Monday to detain an agent and a former agent of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau on suspicion of spying for China; on the 2008 presidential [...] | 2007-09-26 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI220 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2205 | MEDIA REACTION: THE DPP'S "NORMAL COUNTRY RESOLUTION" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27 on the police crackdown of peaceful anti-government protesters in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday; on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution;" and on DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's announcement of his resigna [...] | 2007-09-27 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2241 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, TAIWAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 29-October 1 on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution," which was subsequently passed during the party's national congress Sunday, rejecting an amendment proposed by outgoing Chairman Yu Shyi-kun; on [...] | 2007-10-01 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2272 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on the inter-Korean summit Tuesday; on speculations about who will head the DPP now; and on the soaring commodity prices. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Tim [...] | 2007-10-03 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2280 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4 on Taiwan's UN bid, on the 2008 presidential election, and on a decision reached by the DPP Central Standing Committee Wednesday to ask President Chen Shui-bian to re-assume the party chairmanship. In terms of ed [...] | 2007-10-04 07:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2298 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 5 on Typhoon Krosa, which is expected to hit Taiwan over the weekend; on the Double Ten Day celebrations; on Taiwan's UN referendum; and on Chen Chi-li, a former criminal gang leader in Taiwan known for his alleged [...] | 2007-10-05 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2305 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 9 on Typhoon Krosa, which swept through the island over the weekend; on the military parade on Oct. 10, the first in 16 years; and on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's absence from public appearances for the [...] | 2007-10-09 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2307 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR [...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for Honolulu on Wednesday, October 10 at 1510 local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...] | 2007-10-11 05:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI2311 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 10-11 to the National Day celebrations all over the island, news coverage also focused on Taiwan's UN referendum and the severe damage caused by Typhoon Krosa, which pounded Taiwan over the weekend. The pro- [...] | 2007-10-11 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2319 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2338 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI234 | (S) IRANIAN MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT IN TAIWAN, [...] (S) On January 22, 2007, AIT Economic Section received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) regarding the Dah Lih Machinery and Industry Co. in response to a request submitted by AIT as instructed in ref A. The text of the letter was sent to ISN/MTR by classified e-mail on January [...] | 2007-01-31 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR |
07AITTAIPEI2342 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage October 16 to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China currently being held in Beijing, in which Chinese President Hu Jintao called for a peace agreement with Taiwan and a termination of cross-Strait hos [...] | 2007-10-16 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2345 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER [...] (SBU) On September 12 and October 2, the EXBS Advisor met with Special Agents of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB)and a Prosecutor from the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office of the Ministry of Justice, respectively. During the September 12 meeting, MJIB officials explained that [...] | 2007-10-17 07:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
07AITTAIPEI2349 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2368 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN REFERENDA ON UN BID AND US-TAIWAN [...] Summary: News coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 19 centered on the dispute over the arrangements for issuing referendum ballots during the 2008 legislative and presidential elections; YouTube's launching a site in traditional Chinese characters; and the returning of t [...] | 2007-10-20 06:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2369 | RETURN OF DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 00:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI2373 | MEDIA REACTION: US TAIWAN POLICY AND TAIWAN REFERENDUM ON [...] Summary: News coverage in Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 20-22 ranged over a variety of topics, including Taiwan's arms and alleged nuclear arms development, US arms sales to Taiwan, and the dispute between the Taipei city government and the central government over a torch rel [...] | 2007-10-22 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2381 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 07:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI239 | NSPO BUDGET AND PERSONNEL PROBLEMS CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu told AIT/T on Jan. 17 that Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislator Liao Pen-yan continues to obstinately oppose NSPO's budget and seeks Wu's ouster. Wu said NSPO continues to be beset with personnel issues and was pessi [...] | 2007-01-31 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETTC PREL TSPA TW |
07AITTAIPEI2390 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2393 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN REFERENDUM ON UN MEMBERSHIP [...] Summary: News coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 25 focused on American Institute in Taiwan Director Stephen Young's remarks that the United States does not support Taiwan's bid for UN membership. Two other topics were the resignation of Jaw Shaw-kong, chairman and pr [...] | 2007-10-25 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2418 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S LAUNCH OF LUNAR EXPLORER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI243 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2436 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2441 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDUM ON UN MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2451 | MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2456 | MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-07 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2462 | INVASIVE SPECIES FLOOD TAIWAN RIVERS AND LAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see paragraph 9. Taiwan, an island 160 kilometers off the coast of China, has been home to unique flora and fauna. Distance from the mainland has managed to preserve many of its endemic species from foreign invasion, although that situation is under th [...] | 2007-11-09 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ECON TW |
07AITTAIPEI247 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR [...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for consultations in Hong Kong on Thursday, February 1 at 12:00 p.m. local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...] | 2007-02-01 03:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI2474 | Media Reaction: U.S.-Taiwan Relations [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10-13 on AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference Friday, in which he emphasized that "the UN referendum is neither necessary nor helpful"; on some newly-produced portable hard drives in Taiwan which we [...] | 2007-11-14 02:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI248 | TAIWAN EXPORT CREDITS FOR SHIPMENTS TO IRAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T Econ Chief on January 24, 25 and 26 requested Taiwan banking authorities provide information on the status of export credit facilities Taiwan provides to Iran. While Taiwan authorities are still gathering comprehensive information to respond to our request, the [...] | 2007-02-01 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN MNUC OECD TW |
07AITTAIPEI2486 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On October 23, the EXBS Advisor, CSI Consultant and AIT Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to discuss on-going cooperation on investigations, including investigations of export control violations. Mr. Yeh Cherng-Maw, Director General of [...] | 2007-11-15 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
07AITTAIPEI2494 | ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER WINSTON DANG ON TAIWAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) Minister Winston Dang told the Director on November 14 that President Chen Shui-bian's outspokenness on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) issues has caused problems for both the party and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh. Dang sa [...] | 2007-11-16 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI2500 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 17-19 on a Taiwan High Court verdict last Friday, which ruled in favor of DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu on an appeal of the nullification of her election last December; on a Central Election Committee decision Frida [...] | 2007-11-19 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2509 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-20 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI252 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN POLITICS, WAR IN IRAQ, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 1 on former President Lee Teng-hui, who made an about-face move by saying Wednesday that he has never advocated Taiwan independence; and on the rezoning of electoral districts for the year-end Legislative Yuan elec [...] | 2007-02-01 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2523 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. TAIWAN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-23 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2536 | TAIWAN: TIME TO MOVE FORWARD ON A BILATERAL [...] (SBU) U.S. investment flows into Taiwan are significant and accelerating. With both of Taiwan's presidential candidates calling for more economic opening to China, we expect even greater interest by U.S. firms in Taiwan. While U.S. firms see a number of investment opportunities in Taiwan, [...] | 2007-11-28 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TW |
07AITTAIPEI2550 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 1-3 on the controversy over the voting system for the January legislative elections; on China's refusal to allow the USS Kitty Hawk and its supporting vessels to dock in Hong Kong in late November; and on the 2008 [...] | 2007-12-03 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2561 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 4 on the 2008 legislative elections; on Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang, who is now in custody for embezzlement and whose funds were frozen by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office Monday; and on the [...] | 2007-12-04 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2574 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 6 on the clashes at the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) Wednesday over whether the inscription, which contains characters associated with Chiang Kai-shek, should [...] | 2007-12-06 22:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2585 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8-10 on the removal of the old inscription and the debut of the new inscription -- "Liberty Square" -- on the main arch of the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) ov [...] | 2007-12-10 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2586 | TAIWAN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN TW |
07AITTAIPEI2593 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 11 on the abrupt closing of the largest health club chain in Taiwan; on the protest against President Chen Shui-bian during a ceremony celebrating International Human Rights Day; on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's [...] | 2007-12-11 11:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2601 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 12 to AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's press briefing Tuesday, in which he severely criticized Taiwan's UN referendum and urged President Chen Shui-bian to keep his [...] | 2007-12-13 01:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2606 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 13 on an Austrian base jumper who jumped from the Taipei 101 skyscraper Tuesday; on the 2008 presidential election and the UN referendum; and on the aftermath of the abrupt closing of the largest health club chain [...] | 2007-12-13 22:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2614 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2619 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 15-18 to the exposure of the contents of a conversation between AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt and KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on December 8. The p [...] | 2007-12-18 23:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2623 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 19 on the controversy over the "one-step" and "two-step" voting formats for the 2008 legislative elections; on the arrest of a former Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau operative Tuesday who has allegedly thr [...] | 2007-12-19 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2630 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, SOUTH KOREAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 20 on Lee Myung-bak's victory in South Korea's presidential election Wednesday; on Taiwan's Central Election Commission's insistence on the "one-step" voting format for the 2008 legislative election; and on the con [...] | 2007-12-20 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2637 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 21 on the Legislative Yuan ratifying the government's 2008 budget and the amendment to Taiwan's National Communications Commission Act on Thursday; the controversy over the voting format in the legislative election [...] | 2007-12-21 05:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2643 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE'S STATEMENT ON TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 22-26 news coverage on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's criticism of Taiwan's referendum on a bid to enter the UN under the name of "Taiwan" as "provocative," and President Chen Shui-bian's response. Meanwhile, where the m [...] | 2007-12-26 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2648 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE'S STATEMENT ON TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 27 on Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC)'s retreat from insistence on the "one-step" voting format at the upcoming legislative election; and on the alleged vote-buying cases in various legislative precincts [...] | 2007-12-27 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2653 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their December 28 news coverage on the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and on the expected second verdict of former Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou's special allowance case. In terms of editorials and commenta [...] | 2007-12-28 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI2663 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PAKISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 29-31 news coverage on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who was cleared of corruption charges by the Taiwan High Court last Friday, thus ensuring his candidacy in the March presidential race. Coverage also centered on t [...] | 2007-12-31 11:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI272 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL ISSUES, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave front-page coverage February 2 to Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng and his wife, who reportedly boarded a Singapore Airlines flight from Los Angeles and stopped over in Singapore today en route to Myanmar (Burma). Coverage also focus [...] | 2007-02-02 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI276 | RETURN OF DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-05 00:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI283 | MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG'S CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage February 3-5 to Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, who is now held in custody at the San Pedro Processing Center after having been refused admission to Singapore and returned to Los Angeles. News c [...] | 2007-02-05 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI284 | MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG'S CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage February 3-5 to Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, and his wife, who are now both held in custody at the San Pedro Processing Center after having been refused admission to Singapore and returned to [...] | 2007-02-05 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI287 | MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused its coverage February 6 on an unexpected personnel reshuffle in the Presidential Office Monday evening, and on Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, who is now in custody in California after having been refused admissio [...] | 2007-02-06 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI295 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 7 on the DPP's government's recent move to remove the statues of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds and parks around the island and its plan to remove military guards and MPs stationed at Chiang [...] | 2007-02-07 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI313 | MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS, CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 8 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who proactively visited the Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office Wednesday to further explain his role in the alleged misuse of a special allowance during his tenure as Taipei mayor; on the DPP's propo [...] | 2007-02-08 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI323 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 9 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who told the press Thursday that he will resign if indicted for the mayoral allowance case during his tenure as Taipei mayor; on the DPP government's name change campaign, and on ot [...] | 2007-02-09 05:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI33 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI334 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 10-12 on the DPP government's name change campaign, on the 2008 presidential elections, and on other local political issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" front-paged a banner headline February 11 that said "S [...] | 2007-02-12 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI354 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 13 on the DPP government's name change campaign and the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner headline on page two that read "Bian Steps on the Red Line Again to Pa [...] | 2007-02-13 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI360 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel, AITOFF recently shared U.S. concern over illicit cash couriers with Taiwan officials. Taiwan officials responded positively, described current compliance with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),and indicated they will enhance compliance effo [...] | 2007-02-14 03:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER LE PREL TW |
07AITTAIPEI367 | MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: The Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage February 14 on the indictment of KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Tuesday evening his decision to resign from the party chairmanship but run in the 2008 presidential election. The pro-unification "United Dail [...] | 2007-02-14 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI386 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, FORMER KMT [...] Summary: The focus of coverage in Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 15 was the aftermath of the indictment on corruption charges of former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Tuesday evening that he would resign as party chairman but run for president next year; and on the [...] | 2007-02-15 07:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI401 | MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage February 16 on the ruling by the Taipei District Court in former PFP Chairman James Soong's slander suit against President Chen Shui-bian, who had claimed that Soong met with China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin in [...] | 2007-02-16 04:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI417 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage February 17-23 on the death of Hsu Tsai-li, the mayor of Keelung who was embroiled in a corruption scandal; and the efforts by cross-Strait officials in charge of arrangements for the 2008 Olympic Games for routing the Olympic t [...] | 2007-02-23 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI431 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: With the week-long Lunar New Year holidays coming to an end, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 24-26 on possible candidates vying for the 2008 presidential elections, and on the upcoming sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident. In te [...] | 2007-02-26 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI448 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage February 27 on the upcoming sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident, and on the 2008 presidential elections. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed piece in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" disc [...] | 2007-02-27 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI465 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS, SIXTIETH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 28 - March 1 on the sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident, on the sudden tumble of China's stock market Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-status quo "China Times" carried the results of [...] | 2007-03-01 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI48 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 6-8 on the insolvency crises involving The Chinese Bank and the Enterprise Bank of Hualien. Coverage also focused on legislative elections in 2007, the pairing of possible candidates as running mates in the 2008 p [...] | 2007-01-08 22:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI481 | MEDIA REACTION: TUMBLE OF CHINA'S STOCK MARKET [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 2 on the plunge of Taiwan's stock market Thursday, following declines in global markets from Wednesday, and on the 2008 presidential elections. Several papers also editorialized on the recent tumble of China's stock [...] | 2007-03-02 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI509 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Several major Chinese-language dailies in Taiwan gave front-page coverage March 5 to President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks made at a banquet Sunday evening marking the 25th anniversary of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) -- namely, Taiwan wa [...] | 2007-03-05 22:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI515 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: On March 6, the impact generated by President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday continued to receive considerable coverage in the Taiwan media. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a front-page banner headline that said "Bian's Call for Taiwan Independence [...] | 2007-03-06 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI521 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday, on Vice President Annette Lu's announcement to run for the DPP's presidential primary Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential [...] | 2007-03-07 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI530 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 8 on the pairing between possible candidates vying for the 2008 presidential elections; on Vice President Annette Lu, who on Wednesday demanded a written apology from the Associated Press and CNN for using "Scum of th [...] | 2007-03-08 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI540 | CHINESE TAIPEI NON-COMMITTAL ON U.S. PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 03:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTO TW |
07AITTAIPEI549 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential elections stayed in the spotlight of Taiwan's media, news coverage on March 9 also focused on the Rebar Group financial scandal, in which a total of 107 defendants were indicted and Rebar founder Wang You-theng was recommended for a 30-year prison sentence and [...] | 2007-03-09 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI553 | PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT [...] Director Stephen M. Young requests approval to be absent from AIT for consultations and annual leave from March 24, 2007 until April 7, 2007, with consultation days from March 26 - 30, 2007 and April 4 - 5, 2007 and annual leave April 2 - 3, 2007 (April 6 is a travel day). 2. Post request [...] | 2007-03-12 06:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI555 | MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...] | 2007-03-12 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI560 | MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...] | 2007-03-13 03:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI579 | MEDIA REACTION: THE REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU BY [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 14 focused their coverage on the second round of negotiations chaired by President Chen Shui-bian, in which the four DPP bigwigs agreed to accept negotiations; participate in debates; and not withdraw from the party or run on their own if they are not nomina [...] | 2007-03-14 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI59 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-09 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI595 | MEDIA REACTION: President Chen's "Four Wants"; Six-Party [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 15 focused their coverage on local banks' disclosure of the names of defaulters whose bad debts exceed NT$100 million [US$3.07 million], in accordance with the regulation of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). 2. In terms of editorials and commen [...] | 2007-03-15 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI611 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 16 focused their coverage on the raids led by Taichung prosecutors at the Veutron Corporation's offices in Taipei and Hsinchu Thursday to investigate an alleged insider trading case. The other focus today is President Chen Shui-bian's announcement that, sta [...] | 2007-03-16 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI622 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 17-19 on the DPP government's decision to appoint Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu as the new TECRO chief; on the drafting of a constitution for a "Second Republic"; and on the 2008 presidential elections. [...] | 2007-03-19 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI630 | MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI639 | MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 21 on the 2008 presidential election, on the government's new language policy, and on local murder and kidnap cases. Several papers carried the remarks by President Chen Shui-bian and AIT Taipei Director Stephen Youn [...] | 2007-03-21 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI654 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI671 | MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI679 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR [...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for consultations in Washington, D.C. and Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 11:35 a.m. local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...] | 2007-03-26 00:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
07AITTAIPEI688 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused new coverage March 24-26 on a TV debate held Saturday among three DPP presidential hopefuls vying for the party's presidential candidacy in 2008; on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise; and [...] | 2007-03-26 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI691 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, DPRK, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 27 on the 2008 presidential elections, on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed p [...] | 2007-03-27 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI71 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRIP TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-10 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI712 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAN [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential elections and the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise continued to receive considerable coverage in the Taiwan media on March 28, news coverage also focused on Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's planned trip to [...] | 2007-03-28 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI719 | TAIWAN CONCERNED ABOUT DIMINISHING PARTICIPATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action cable; see paras 3 and 7. AIT met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Department of Health (DOH) officials on March 27 to gauge Taiwan strategy going into the next World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting in Geneva mid-May. According to our interlocutors, [...] | 2007-03-29 03:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC SENV TBIO PREL CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI723 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI733 | Taiwan Export Credits for Shipments to Iran [...] On March 28, Taiwan's Central Bank Deputy Governor George Chou told AIT/Taipei that after searching into its database, Taiwan's Central Bank has not found any export credits provided by commercial banks for shipments to Iran. The only Taiwan source of export credits to Iran is Taiwan's Export [...] | 2007-03-30 07:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN MNUC OECD TW |
07AITTAIPEI735 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI742 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news coverage March 31 - April 2 to the National Communications Commission's penalty on TVBS, a famous cable television network in Taiwan, for the network's violation of news ethics and principles of reporting by helping to shoo [...] | 2007-04-02 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI761 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-ROK FREE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave significant coverage April 4 to the crash of a military helicopter in Kaohsiung County Tuesday afternoon, in which eight soldiers were killed. News coverage also focused on the first trial hearing on former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's [...] | 2007-04-04 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI767 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 5-6 on the military helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon, on the Executive Yuan's plan to lift the ban on gambling on horse and car racing in central and southern Taiwan, and on the year-end legislators' elections and 2 [...] | 2007-04-06 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI777 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 7-9 on the suspicion that China's "Internet army" may have hacked into home computers of senior officials from Taiwan's University of National Defense, planted a Trojan Horse virus, and gained access to classified inf [...] | 2007-04-09 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI783 | AIT DEMARCHES TAIWAN ON WHO [...] (C) SUMMARY. AIT Acting Director presented Ref A demarche conveying USG reaction to Taiwan's plan to pursue full membership in WHO to Presidential Secretary-General Chiou I-jen Chiou on April 9. Chiou responded by citing Taiwan's frustrations over ten years of non-progress in Taiwan's ques [...] | 2007-04-09 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI789 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 10 to the Executive Yuan's disciplinary action against the National Communications Commission (NCC) Monday by suspending two of its commissioners pending an investigation. News coverage also focused on the 2008 pr [...] | 2007-04-10 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI79 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 11 on the probe into the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group, and on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua. The pro-independence "Liberty Times, [...] | 2007-01-11 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI804 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, CHINA-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage April 11 on the dispute between the Executive Yuan and the National Communications Council; on the 2008 presidential elections; and on other local political issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a col [...] | 2007-04-11 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI805 | TAIWAN APPEALS FOR FLEXIBILITY ON WHO INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Responding to AIT's demarche on April 9 (Taipei 783),Foreign Minister James Huang told AIT Acting Director on April 10 that Taiwan still intends to apply for WHO membership in the name of "Taiwan" this week but will adopt a "flexible" approach in consultations with its friends [...] | 2007-04-11 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI816 | Taiwan Plans Expansion of Taichung Airport [...] The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) announced plans April 7 to expand Taichung's Cing Cyuan Gang (CCK) Airport. The expansion cost is projected to be NT$1.48 billion (US$44.8 million). After the expansion, the facility will be able to handle two 737-800 passenger jets at the same time. [...] | 2007-04-12 06:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON TW |
07AITTAIPEI823 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] Summary: While Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage to an accident that happened at the Kaohsiung Zoo Wednesday evening, news coverage on April 12 also focused on the battle over the ownership of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, one of the island's four terrestrial [...] | 2007-04-12 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI839 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 13 on the human trafficking problem in Taiwan, on the Taipei prosecutors' raid of a local major mobile phone manufacturing company Thursday for alleged insider trading of company shares; on Taiwan's attempt to join th [...] | 2007-04-13 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI845 | MTAG: MACHINE TOOL EXPORT BY A TAIWAN COMPANY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 03:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC TW SY |
07AITTAIPEI851 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 14-16 on the 2008 presidential elections and other local issues. The latest poll conducted by the pro-status quo "China Times" Sunday showed that former Premier Frank Hsieh leads the four party hopefuls as the favore [...] | 2007-04-16 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI863 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Several of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 17 to the mass shooting in a U.S. college Monday, while the others continued to focus on the 2008 presidential elections and other local political issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an edi [...] | 2007-04-17 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI876 | TAIWAN DEVELOPS CELL-BASED AVIAN FLU VACCINE [...] According to local media reports, Taiwan has developed a cell-based vaccine to counter the H5N1 Avian influenza (AI) virus. The government-funded National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) took just one year and NT$40 million (about $1.21 million) to successfully develop the vaccine. 2. T [...] | 2007-04-19 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC TBIO SOCI TW |
07AITTAIPEI887 | MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus April 20news coverage on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; on the 2008 presidential elections; and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "Unit [...] | 2007-04-22 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI895 | MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from April 21-23 on the year-end legislators' elections and the 2008 presidential election; on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; and on other local political and social issues. On April 22, [...] | 2007-04-23 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI915 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] Summary: All major Chinese-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant coverage on April 25 to President Chen Shui-bian's call Tuesday for a plan to grant sentence commutations to many prison inmates island-wide. News coverage also focused on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 pr [...] | 2007-04-25 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI923 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH COA CHAIRMAN SU: CCA AGENDA AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24, Director Young met with Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman Su Jia-chyuan to review a number of issues, including the status and plans for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA). Noting recent Executive Yuan (EY) approval of the founding documents and immi [...] | 2007-04-26 05:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EFIS TW |
07AITTAIPEI927 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage April 26 to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who played in his first Major League Baseball game Wednesday after a leg injury in the pre-season. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presidential elections, on t [...] | 2007-04-26 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI934 | FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 02:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC TW |
07AITTAIPEI943 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: All Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant coverage on April 27 to the Taiwan authority's announcement Thursday evening that they were rejecting China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presi [...] | 2007-04-27 07:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI948 | CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canada convened a meeting April 11 of representatives from UK, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and U.S. offices in Taipei to discuss next steps following Taiwan's abortive membership bid for the World Health Organization (WHO). All agreed that that Taiwan's membershi [...] | 2007-04-27 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WHO TBIO PREL CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI954 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from April 28-30 on the Taiwan authority's decision to reject China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay; on the 3rd KMT-Communist Party of China forum held in Beijing on Sunday; and on the year-end legislative [...] | 2007-04-30 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI968 | MEDIA REACTION: THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE; ABE'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 1 on an interchange of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that melted and collapsed onto another highway ramp Sunday after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and caught fire. The other focus today is Vice Premier Tsai [...] | 2007-05-01 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI98 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 12 to the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group. News coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua a [...] | 2007-01-15 22:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07AITTAIPEI997 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 2 on Taiwan government's restoration of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia; the resignation of Minister of Labor Affairs Lee Ying-yuan out of his stated dissatisfaction with Premier Su Tseng-chang's delayed announcem [...] | 2007-05-02 22:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07BAMAKO1316 | MALI BLOCKS TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador had several conversations with officials at the Foreign Ministry about Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) participation in the NGO portion of the Bamako Community of Democracies ministerial. In a November 2 discussion, Dr. Oumar Makalou the coordinator of the civil society [...] | 2007-11-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TW ML |
07BEIJING1 | TAO VICE MINISTER RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHEN [...] (C) China is concerned about Chen Shui-bian's "dangerous" plans to pursue de jure independence for Taiwan through constitutional reform and expects Chen to emphasize this theme in his New Year speech, Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Administrative Vice Minister Zheng Lizhong told the Charge Decem [...] | 2007-01-01 01:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07BEIJING1064 | FEBRUARY 14 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: DE- SINIFICATION, [...] Key points at the February 14 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- A firm condemnation of Chen Shui-bian's "de- Sinification" and "de jure independence" tactics at the opening of the press briefing. -- TAO is paying attention to events surrounding Ma Ying-jeou's resignation [...] | 2007-02-14 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING116 | AFM HE URGES UNITED STATES TO "PREVENT" CHEN [...] (C) China urges the United States to take steps to prevent Chen Shui-bian from transiting the United States en route to Nicaragua next week, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Charge d'Affaires January 5. Claiming that the transit stops violate the United States' one-China policy a [...] | 2007-01-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING1223 | DG LIU JIEYI WARNS AGAINST CHEN SHUI-BIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Washington should be vigilant about the risk that Chen Shui-bian will push for de jure independence in the run-up to Taiwan's 2008 election, stated MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi on February 12. The MFA is also concerned that the State Department's official website refers to Chen [...] | 2007-02-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH TW |
07BEIJING1321 | FEBRUARY 28 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: 2/28 INCIDENT, [...] Key points at the February 28 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO views the "2/28 incident" - of 1947 as a day in which Taiwan compatriots resisted the KMT in an act of patriotism and democracy and hopes memorial activities will not promote "Taiwan independence." - [...] | 2007-02-28 10:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
07BEIJING1402 | MFA EXPRESSES STRONG DISSATISFACTION OVER [...] (C) MFA North American Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi called in the DCM on March 2 to express China's "strong dissatisfaction" and "firm opposition" to the announcement of planned U.S. sales of AMRAAM and Maverick missiles to Taiwan. Speaking from prepared points and with a high level of [...] | 2007-03-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH TW |
07BEIJING1404 | NPC PRESS BRIEFING REPORTS DEFENSE SPENDING [...] (SBU) National People's Congress (NPC) press spokesman Jiang Enzhu touched on all the hot-button issues in his opening NPC press conference, convened on March 4, the day prior to the NPC's official opening. Jiang said: -- China's military budget will increase by 17.8 percent in 2007, -- [...] | 2007-03-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING152 | CHINA URGES UNITED STATES TO BAR MEDIA, PUBLIC [...] (C) China urges the United States to prevent Chen Shui-bian from conducting public or media events during his upcoming transit stops in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Charge January 8. Expressing China's strong dissatisfaction over and continued o [...] | 2007-01-08 07:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING1690 | KEY CHINESE ACADEMIC SEES CROSS-STRAIT TIES [...] (C) A leading Chinese commentator on foreign affairs disagreed with China's standard line on Taiwan and told visiting EAP/CM Director John Norris that from his perspective Chen Shui-bian is a diminishing threat to Beijing. After other scholars offered familiar points about the danger of Chen [...] | 2007-03-14 07:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW JA |
07BEIJING1795 | MARCH 16 PREMIER WEN JIABAO NPC PRESS CONFERENCE: [...] At his March 16 press conference immediately following conclusion of the National People's Congress (NPC),Premier Wen Jiabao made the following key points: -- China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test was neither aimed at nor threatened any country and did not violate any international treaties. [...] | 2007-03-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR CH JA TW KN |
07BEIJING1882 | DAUSTR BHATIA DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Although the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will be an important legacy of the United States-China bilateral relationship, it is essential that the SED produce positive, practical results, Deputy United States Trade Representative Karan Bhatia told Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Ma [...] | 2007-03-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW |
07BEIJING189 | JANUARY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-TERROR RAID, [...] Key Points at the January 9 MFA Press Conference were: -- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region public security forces "responded to resistance" at a terrorist training camp of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),killing 18 terrorists and arresting 17. -- China firmly opposes the Unite [...] | 2007-01-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KN KS JA TW CH |
07BEIJING2073 | CHAIRMAN OF JCS GENERAL PACE'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The United States and China are not only important stakeholders in the international community but also "constructive partners" working together closely to serve the common interests of the world's people, stated FM Li Zhaoxing during a March 23 meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chief [...] | 2007-03-28 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW |
07BEIJING2076 | MARCH 28 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: SPOKESPERSON SLAMS [...] Key points at the March 28 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- In response to a planted question, spokesman Yang Yi stated strong opposition to a Second Republic Constitution, calling it a plot to "freeze the Constitution" and push through "one country on each side" separati [...] | 2007-03-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING2409 | APRIL 11 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: LIEN CHAN TO VISIT [...] Key points at the April 11 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan will attend the Third CCP-KMT sponsored "Cross-Strait Forum on Trade and Culture" April 28-29 in Beijing. -- The spokesman did not comment on the possibility of new KMT Chairman [...] | 2007-04-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING2782 | APRIL 25 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: WHO MEMBERSHIP, LIEN [...] Key points at the April 25 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Taiwan cannot join the WHO as a "member," "associate member" or "observer." -- Specific arrangements are still being discussed for a possible meeting between KMT's Lien Chan and President Hu. -- The planned r [...] | 2007-04-25 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING3291 | MAY 16 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: FRANK HSIEH CANDIDACY; [...] Key points at the May 16 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- TAO Spokesman Li deflected questions on DPP Presidential Candidate front-runner Frank Hsieh and the newly appointed Premier Chang Chun-hsiung. -- The fifth round of "technical consultations" on cross-Strait touri [...] | 2007-05-16 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING3416 | MFA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER TECRO WASHINGTON EVENT [...] (C) MFA DDG for North America Xie Feng called in Polmincouns on May 21 to express Beijing's concern over a May 9 TECRO-hosted event in Washington at which TECRO representatives reportedly flew the "so-called" Republic of China (ROC) flag, played the ROC national anthem and made remarks emphasi [...] | 2007-05-21 10:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
07BEIJING3462 | PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW |
07BEIJING3463 | PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The United States' and China's common interests are "on the rise" in response to increasingly diversified global threats, Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Zhang Yesui told United States Pacific Command (PACOM) Commander Admiral Timothy J. Keating on May 11. Zhang said China wants to continue [...] | 2007-05-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW |
07BEIJING3621 | MAY 30 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN PLOTS, [...] Key points at the May 30 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO is highly concerned about Chen Shui-bian and the DPP's push for a referendum on applying for membership in the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Japan should abide by the three political joint documents betw [...] | 2007-05-30 07:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING371 | PRC SUGGESTS LIMITS ON MINUSTAH RENEWAL [...] (C) China believes the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) should be extended for only six more months, that the February extension should be MINUSTAH's final extension and that the scope of the mission should be reduced to the size it was when the mission was first establ [...] | 2007-01-16 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW |
07BEIJING395 | JANUARY 17 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT [...] Key points at the January 17 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman reviewed achievements in 2006, including cross-strait trade surpassing US$100 billion and the travel of over 4.4 million Taiwan residents to the Mainland. -- He warned that Taiwan "Constitutiona [...] | 2007-01-17 11:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING3974 | JUNE 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: UN MEMBERSHIP [...] Key points at the June 13 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman began the briefing with a strong condemnation Chen Shui-bian's referendum on joining the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Yang denied knowledge of a case of a Taiwan fugitive reportedly in Guangzhou [...] | 2007-06-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
07BEIJING399 | MILITARY THINK TANKERS STRESS TAIWAN CONCERNS TO [...] (C) Academics from military-related think tanks stressed to EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that Taiwan remains the most important security issue in the U.S.-China relationship. Following an overwhelming stress on Taiwan, they also noted North Korea, security for the Olympics and potential differen [...] | 2007-01-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KOLY CH TW KN JA KS |
07BEIJING4107 | TAIWAN SCHOLARS CITE DANGERS OF DETERRENT [...] (C) In a series of recent meetings, Beijing-based Taiwan experts acknowledged that the Chinese Government believes the next year is a "period of high danger" in cross-Strait relations and warned that Chen Shui-bian may resort to extreme measures to assure a DPP electoral victory. They express [...] | 2007-06-19 05:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI CH TW |
07BEIJING4269 | MFA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] (C) MFA North America Director General Liu Jieyi called on the United States to stop all arms sales to Taiwan and to "explicitly oppose and curb" the attempts of the "Chen Shui-bian authorities" to achieve de jure independence during a June 25 meeting with DCM Piccuta. Liu expressed China's " [...] | 2007-06-25 11:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
07BEIJING4321 | JUNE 27 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CROSS-STRAIT SHARED [...] Key points at the June 27 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The Mainland supports resuming consultations on a cross-Strait "common market" based on the "1992 Consensus." -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) has been fair, open and transparent [...] | 2007-06-27 06:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
07BEIJING4508 | PRC TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR TELLS EAP DAS [...] (C) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's planned referendum on joining the UN under the name of Taiwan is a poorly disguised means of achieving Taiwan independence, may threaten the peace and security of the entire Asia-Pacific region, and must be stopped, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Dire [...] | 2007-07-06 07:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING4517 | PLA-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WARN THAT TAIWAN'S UN [...] (C) The mere process of holding a referendum on participation in the UN under the name "Taiwan," even if it does not pass, could trigger a response from China under the Anti-Secession Law, three scholars from a PLA-affiliated think tank told EAP DAS Christensen on July 4. A raging debate on t [...] | 2007-07-06 08:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING4718 | MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU JIEYI PROTESTS POTENTIAL [...] (C) China is "gravely concerned" about U.S. planned arms sales to Taiwan during this "very sensitive and dangerous time," MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi told the DCM July 17. Liu warned that such sales "could seriously harm overall U.S.- China bi [...] | 2007-07-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TW CH |
07BEIJING5113 | CHINA PROTESTS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH UN LEGAL [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei called the Ambassador August 4 to deliver an "urgent" demarche regarding (Taiwan President) Chen Shui-bian's recent letter to the UN seeking to apply for UN membership under the name "Taiwan." AFM He complained that a USUN official on August 3 suggested [...] | 2007-08-06 22:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
07BEIJING5234 | MFA DG LIU PROTESTS NEWS REPORT OF HARPOON MISSILE [...] (C) Citing an Agence France Press news report that the United States planned to sell sixty Harpoon missiles to Taiwan, Director General Liu Jie Yi of the Chinese MFA,s Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs reiterated China,s opposition to U.S. military weapons sales to Taiwan duri [...] | 2007-08-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH MARR PGOV PREL TW |
07BEIJING5307 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON [...] (C) Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT) urged Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui to "do everything possible" to stop the Iranian supply of weapons, particularly Chinese-made weapons, to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator Lieberman advised Zhang to take Congressional bills on trade with C [...] | 2007-08-14 03:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IN IR TW CH |
07BEIJING5323 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN ON FOOD SAFETY, DARFUR, IRAN, [...] (C) China has been unfairly vilified over recent product safety scandals in U.S. media, National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu told visiting Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) August 6. China is taking action to identify and shut down unlicensed, non-compliant [...] | 2007-08-14 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC TW CH |
07BEIJING5326 | TAIWAN: CHINESE CONTINUE TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER [...] (C) Beijing continues to hope that Washington can block Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's plan to hold a referendum on membership in the UN under the name "Taiwan." In an August 7 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressman, the Chairman f the National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Com [...] | 2007-08-14 10:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING5387 | EAP A/S HILL'S AUGUST 14 MEETING WITH AFM HE [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill raised U.S. concerns on Iran and Darfur with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on August 14. AFM He stated that although our approaches often differ, China wants to cooperate with the United States on both issues. AFM He conveyed China's concern ove [...] | 2007-08-16 03:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD CH IR SU TW |
07BEIJING5560 | A/S HILL DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, SIX-PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Liaoning Province Party Secretary Li Keqiang, a front runner for elevation to the Politburo this fall and potential successor to PRC leader Hu Jintao in 2012, told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill on August 16 that he has personally followed the Six-Party Talks because o [...] | 2007-08-22 08:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH KN |
07BEIJING5608 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...] | 2007-08-27 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN |
07BEIJING5640 | CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES TAIWAN, MIL-MIL [...] (C) Taiwan is the most important and sensitive issue in the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, Chairman of the National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Jiang Enzhu told the visiting Congressional delegation led by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) in an Aug [...] | 2007-08-28 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM ETRD KIPR TW CH |
07BEIJING5707 | CHINA NUCLEAR FORCE COMMANDER REITERATES "NO FIRST [...] (C) China's strategic nuclear and conventional missile force commander General Jing Zhiyuan told CODEL Skelton August 27 that China's "no first use" policy remains unchanged and will "never change." He stressed that China's strategic missile force is solely for self defense. On force moderni [...] | 2007-08-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MNUC PARM CH TW |
07BEIJING5755 | CHINESE ACADEMY OF MILITARY SCIENCES DESCRIBES [...] (SBU) PLA General Zheng Shenxia told CODEL Skelton that transparency in strategic intent and expanded military-to-military exchanges enhance our bilateral relations and contribute to the stability of the Taiwan Strait. General Zheng, Director of the Academy of Military Science, discussed the [...] | 2007-08-31 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PINS PREL PTER MCAP CH TW |
07BEIJING5836 | CODEL LARSEN-KIRK DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY, TRADE, [...] (SBU) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) strongly urged China to address U.S. concerns about the safety of Chinese products and the RMB exchange rate in an August 27 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei. Representative Kirk encouraged China's cooperation [...] | 2007-09-06 05:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PGOV PTER ETRD IR TW AF CH |
07BEIJING5888 | TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM REMAINS SERIOUS CONCERN, [...] (C) Current tensions over Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum, while serious, have not yet become a crisis, in part because of careful management by Washington and Beijing, in part because Chen has yet to cross China's "red line" of de jure independence, Embassy contacts commented [...] | 2007-09-07 06:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW |
07BEIJING5973 | SEPTEMBER 12 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN'S UN [...] Key points at the September 12 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- If Chen disregards the "condemnation of the international community" regarding his "independence provocations," he will "bear responsibility for all consequences." -- Olympic Committees on both sides of the [...] | 2007-09-12 09:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
07BEIJING6044 | FM YANG: TAIWAN'S CHEN SHUI-BIAN TO DECLARE [...] (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called in the Ambassador September 14 to report that according to Chinese intelligence information, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will formally declare that Taiwan is a sovereign independent state at a large rally in Taiwan on Saturday, 15 September [...] | 2007-09-14 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MARR CH TW |
07BEIJING6045 | CHINESE MFA PROTESTS U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SALES OF [...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui both protested to the Ambassador the recent announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying that such actions "send the wrong signal" to Taiwan and embolden Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's independence efforts. VFM Zha [...] | 2007-09-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PGOV MARR CH TW |
07BEIJING6198 | SEPTEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the September 20 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks and Chinese heavy fuel assistance to the DPRK is under "active preparation and implementation." -- DPRK VFM Kim Yong-il met with VFM Wu Dawei in Beijing on September 18 and is curren [...] | 2007-09-20 09:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SENV CH JA KN KS RS TW IS GZ GM |
07BEIJING6234 | BEIJING LEGAL SCHOLAR ALLEGES DPP UN REFERENDUM [...] (C) A Chinese legal scholar and National People's Congress (NPC) adviser specializing in Chinese constitutional issues, Wang Zhenmin (protect),alleged that passage of a Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) referendum endorsing UN membership "in the name of Taiwan" would be legally equiva [...] | 2007-09-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
07BEIJING6294 | SEPTEMBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA [...] Key points at the September 25 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Stabiity in Burma serves the interests of Burma and the international community; China sticks toa policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. -- No information on upcoming high-level visits between Japan [...] | 2007-09-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SENV UNSC CH JA KN KS RS TW BM GM |
07BEIJING6321 | SEPTEMBER 26 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN'S UN [...] Key points at the September 26 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO expressed appreciation for U.S. opposition to Taiwan's referendum on UN membership and its efforts to enter the UN under the name "Taiwan." -- Taiwan will "get burned if it plays with fire," said the [...] | 2007-09-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
07BEIJING6498 | DISH DIFFUSION: PIRATE SATELLITE TV THRIVES IN [...] (C) China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) has been cracking down on illegal satellite television since July 2007, according to news reports. While police in several cities are confiscating illicit receivers, enforcement of China's long-standing ban on private sat [...] | 2007-10-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP PHUM SOCI KCUL KIPR CH TW HK JA RP |
07BEIJING6919 | OCTOBER 31 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: 17TH PARTY CONGRESS [...] Key points at the October 31 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman gave a summary of the "guiding ideology" and "overall requirements" for Taiwan-related work revealed in General Secretary Hu Jintao's political report at the recent 17th Party Congress. -- The s [...] | 2007-10-31 11:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON MASS MNUC CH TW |
07BEIJING6939 | A/S HILL-VFM ZHANG BILATERAL MEETING, OCTOBER 31, [...] (C) In an October 31 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui urged the United States to be cautious on the Taiwan issue during this sensitive period, expressed opposition to "protectionist" U.S. Congressional resolutions an [...] | 2007-11-01 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETRD CVIS MASS CH TW KN XV |
07BEIJING7097 | NOVEMBER 14 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ARMS SALES, [...] Key points at the November 14 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO held discussions yesterday with six Taiwan companies on how to push for the early resumption of sand exports to Taiwan. -- The TAO deferred to the MFA on the question of the United States' intention [...] | 2007-11-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON MASS CH TW |
07BEIJING7210 | CHINA'S TAIWAN CONNECTION IN OPPOSING KOSOVO [...] (C) While denying that Kosovo independence would set any precedent for Taiwan, Chinese experts acknowledge that China's concerns over its own "sovereignty" and "territorial integrity" mean that China will be reluctant to support Kosovo's independence over the objections of Serbia. Views vary [...] | 2007-11-23 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CH TW YI |
07BEIJING7253 | BEIJING UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS ENGAGE S/P DIRECTOR [...] (C) Meeting with prominent Beijing scholars, Policy Planning Director David Gordon discussed U.S.-China strategic policy issues, Taiwan, democracy and U.S. alliances in Asia. His Chinese interlocutors questioned whether the United States views China as a threat and noted the contradictions bet [...] | 2007-11-28 08:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR MASS CH TW KS KN JA |
07BEIJING7254 | NOVEMBER 28 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: AGRICULTURAL [...] Key points at the November 28 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- SAIC DDG Pan Haimin discussed issues related to cross-Strait agricultural cooperation on the Mainland. -- The TAO had no comment regarding Chen Shui-bian's statements on use of martial law in Taiwan. -- Th [...] | 2007-11-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON MASS CH TW |
07BEIJING7272 | SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: FRENCH PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...] | 2007-11-29 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR |
07BEIJING7273 | PRC DENIAL OF USS KITTY HAWK PORT VISIT [...] (S) Summary: In response to our queries as to the reason for the recent PRC denial of port visit permission to the USS Kitty Hawk, officially the Chinese have been unwilling to say anything more than the United States "already understands" the reason. A Taiwan Affairs Office official, while c [...] | 2007-11-29 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | MARR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CH TW |
07BEIJING7274 | (CORRECTED COPY) SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: [...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...] | 2007-11-29 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR |
07BEIJING7363 | U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: REGIONAL [...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, both sides agreed that the Six-Party Talks and APEC represent important parts of the existing East Asian regional architecture, and China and the United States have common interests in those institutions. The post-Six- [...] | 2007-12-05 11:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID APEC SENV KN JP RU TW CH |
07BEIJING7457 | CHINA HOPES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION [...] (C) PolOff on December 12 queried Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on China's reaction to the Troika's December 10 report on Kosovo. Yao said China appreciates the Troika's efforts to reach a solution acceptable to a [...] | 2007-12-12 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC TW YI CH |
07BEIJING7498 | EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...] | 2007-12-14 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN |
07BEIJING750 | JANUARY 31 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: POSSIBLE VISIT OF [...] Key points at the January 31 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- TAO spokesperson Yang Yi would not confirm a possible visit by "President of the Legislative Yuan" Wang Jin-pyng in connection with the establishment of a national-level Taiwan Business Association. -- Yang c [...] | 2007-01-31 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
07BEIJING7576 | LANZHOU: ISLAMIC LINKS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in western China, told EmbOffs that Gansu sees things differently from Beijing on a range of issues. They stressed that western provinces now believe it is their turn to enjoy the fruits of China's rapid economic development and exp [...] | 2007-12-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EINV CH TW |
07BEIJING773 | MFA CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTED U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) MFA North Americas Director General Liu Jieyi expressed concern to the DCM over Taiwan media reports alleging U.S. support for Taiwan's development of long-range attack capabilities. DG Liu cited reports of U.S. civilian companies' plans to sell equipment for Taiwan's Xiong Feng long-ran [...] | 2007-02-01 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH TW |
07BEIJING938 | BEIJING WILL DECIDE POSITION ON MINUSTAH MANDATE [...] (C) Beijing will decide its position on the length of mandate extension for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after President Hu returns from Africa on February 12, MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Chen Xu said. Chen was responding to a demarc [...] | 2007-02-08 10:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW |
07BERLIN1072 | (S) INTERIM GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRAN'S EFFORTS TO [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided on May 18 to Global Affairs officer an interim response concerning the German Government's investigation into ref B information that Iran's Saipa Heavy Dies Manufacturing Company (SAIPA) planned to procure machine tool control e [...] | 2007-05-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR |
07BERLIN1312 | GERMAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING DELIVERY OF [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper in response to the USG non-paper contained in ref A to Global Affairs officer June 19. Kauke said this case was difficult because the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co shipp [...] | 2007-07-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW LN IR |
07BERLIN361 | (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRAN'S EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR |
07BERLIN409 | GERMAN FIRM ALERTED TO TAIWAN FIRM'S FALSE END-USE [...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer met Global Affairs officer February 23 and passed the following German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning the Taiwan firm Hartford's use of a false end-user certificate to divert German-produced CNC controllers to the [...] | 2007-02-28 16:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW EG |
07BRIDGETOWN1409 | ST LUCIA: JOHN COMPTON'S DAUGHTER LIKELY TO WIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jeanine Compton-Rambally, daughter of former prime minister Sir John Compton, will likely win an upcoming by-election for the seat left vacant by her father's death. Although unlikely, the opposition could narrowly win the seat if the participation of two independent candidates sp [...] | 2007-11-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CN TW ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN488 | ST. LUCIA - TAIWAN BACK IN, CHINA TO BOW OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of St. Lucia formally announced during its April 24 budget debate that it will re-establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In exchange, Taiwan has agreed to develop agricultural diversification, ecotourism, information technology, and learning centers thro [...] | 2007-04-25 22:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OFDP CH TW ST XL |
07DUBLIN409 | IRELAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON OIE CHINA/TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH EI |
07GUANGZHOU1051 | Xiamen Taiwan Scholars Concerned about Chen's Next [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg, Reason 1.4 (b/d) 2. (C) Summary: A Xiamen-based scholar of cross-Strait relations told Congenoffs that mainland scholars are concerned that Chen Shiu-bian might take more provocative steps after a referendum on UN membership. He questioned [...] | 2007-09-18 03:40:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV TW CH |
07GUANGZHOU1180 | Taiwan Investors Lament Changing Investment Environment in [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan investors in Dongguan complain that China's new Labor Law, rising wages, and policies aimed at directing labor-intensive and highly-polluting industries away from coastal regions are harming the investment environment in the Pearl River Delta. However, even with these dow [...] | 2007-10-31 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ELAB SENV TW CH |
07GUANGZHOU1186 | CHINA DECLARES SUCCESS AT THE 102ND CANTON FAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Another record-breaking Canton Fair closed yesterday with increases in contract orders; attendance was lower. Attention to toy safety, export tariff policy changes, intellectual property rights and foreign imports all affected the final numbers, with a ten percent decline in toy [...] | 2007-10-31 09:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
07GUANGZHOU1265 | KMT Stumps for Votes at Dongguan TBA Celebration [...] (SBU) Summary: Clearly Dongguan in Guangdong Province - China's furniture capital, a city of 7-8 million people with over 6,000 Taiwan businesses - is rooting for Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang in the 2008 Presidential elections in Taiwan. The 14th anniversary of the Dongguan Taiwan Business [...] | 2007-12-04 08:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EINV CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU1272 | Fujian Cross-Strait Scholars Predict Referendum Passage and [...] (SBU) Summary: The referendum on Taiwan joining the UN is likely to pass with possible serious consequences, according to cross-Strait scholars in Fujian's Xiamen and Fuzhou cities. They are concerned about actions Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will take in the remaining months of his term [...] | 2007-12-07 07:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TW CH |
07GUANGZHOU216 | South China View on Ma Ying-jeou Situation: Will [...] (SBU) Professor Zhang Wensheng, Deputy Director of the Political Research Office at Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Institute, told Congenoff February 14 that Taiwan's political scene will be "chaotic" in the aftermath of Ma Ying-jeou's indictment and resignation as KMT Chairman. Zhang be [...] | 2007-02-15 07:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU223 | DAS Christensen's Meetings on Cross-Strait Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official and academic contacts in Xiamen from the local Taiwan Affairs Office and the University's Taiwan research center told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen February 2 that overall they were cautiously optimistic about the future cross-Strait relations. They pointed to economic ties [...] | 2007-02-16 03:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU317 | The Tiger Sprints Ahead: ExxonMobil First Western Oil Major [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil became the first U.S. oil major to launch a fully integrated refining, petrochemicals, and fuels marketing joint venture in China with the signing of the contract on February, 25. Although Chinese partner Sinopec stated in the media that the company's ability to refin [...] | 2007-03-09 08:52:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PREF CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU526 | Xiamen Researchers Say Little Change in Taiwan [...] (C) Summary and comment: Scholars at Xiamen University?s Taiwan Research Institute told the Ambassador April 17 that they believed there would be little change in Taiwan?s policy toward the mainland regardless which party wins the presidential campaign. In their view, it would be neither as [...] | 2007-05-09 06:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
07GUANGZHOU795 | Bountiful Harvests: A Look at Cross-Strait Agricultural [...] (U) SUMMARY: Agricultural goods produced in Taiwan? Produced in China with Taiwan seeds by Taiwan farmers? Produced in China with Taiwan seeds by Chinese farmers claiming to be Taiwan farmers? Produced in China with Chinese seeds claiming that the produce was a Taiwan product or "Grown in Tai [...] | 2007-07-13 08:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL ECON ETRD TW CH KIPR |
07GUANGZHOU952 | Export Processing in the PRD Hit with New Deposit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 23, China started requiring export processing firms to pay large deposits, which could have a substantial negative impact on businesses in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Hong Kong and Taiwan industry associations in southern China have expressed serious concerns about th [...] | 2007-08-24 08:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW |
07HOCHIMINHCITY155 | CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: DEBRIEFING NEW VISAS-93 [...] (SBU) Summary: In early February, ConGen conducted private interviews in HCMC with six VISAS-93 (family reunification) ethnic minority applicant families from the Central Highlands. The results are consistent with previous rounds of interviews and show improvement in overall conditions for e [...] | 2007-02-14 04:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY191 | MEKONG DELTA PROVINCES STRUGGLE TO COMBAT TIP [...] (SBU) Officials in the Mekong Delta told us they were conducting three investigations of trafficking-in-persons (TIP) involving at least 35 women trafficked to Malaysia, Cambodia and, possibly, South Korea for sex exploitation and forced marriages. Six suspects had been arrested and an Interp [...] | 2007-03-01 09:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY196 | HCMC POLICE CONTACT ON TIP CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff met with Colonel Hoang Tan Viet, Deputy Director of Criminal Police of the HCMC Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to follow up the status of the investigation into an international trafficking-in- persons ring that reportedly involved over 100 Vietnamese women from [...] | 2007-03-02 08:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HOCHIMINHCITY90 | POLICE BUST MALAYSIA-LINKED TIP GANGS IN HCMC AND MEKONG [...] (SBU) On January 17, we called the senior HCMC Ministry of Public Security official in charge of trafficking in persons to discuss HCMC press reports that police broke up two criminal rings trafficking Vietnamese women to Malaysia for prostitution. According to the official, on January 10, po [...] | 2007-01-25 03:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CVIS KWMN TIP ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM |
07HONGKONG1363 | HONG KONG COUT OF FINAL APPEAL UPHOLDS BITTORENT [...] (U) Hong Kong's Court of Fial Appeal upheld the 2005 conviction and jail senence of Chan Nai-ming, the first person convicte worldwide for using the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system to distribute illegal copies of films on the internet. On May 18, the five-member court reject [...] | 2007-05-22 02:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW |
07HONGKONG1369 | HONG KONG'S TINY STEPS TO CURB BUSINESS END-USER [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced that Hong Kong's 2006 software piracy rate fell to 53% in 2006, a 1% decrease over 2005. Prior to the public release of the study, BSA privately briefed Hong Kong government (HKG) officials and pointed out that the use o [...] | 2007-05-22 06:58:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW |
07HONGKONG218 | HONG KONG'S WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON ACTA: [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government (HKG) officials expressed initial reticence about joining the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) during a digital video conference (DVC) held on January 12. The HKG queried officials from the USTR and the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) [...] | 2007-01-23 06:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW |
07JAKARTA1424 | Indonesia/East Java: PRC Consulate Offers [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently established PRC Consulate General in Surabaya (ConGen China) is actively promoting Chinese interest in infrastructure and natural resource investment projects in Eastern Indonesia. Chinese Consul General Fu Shuigen (CG Fu) has worked hard to connect Chinese investo [...] | 2007-05-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PNAT PINR KISL EINV ID CH TW |
07KINGSTON299 | JAPAN/CARIBBEAN: TOKYO CONSIDERS OPENING ANOTHER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 20:17:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EAID OFDP JA CH TW |
07LIBREVILLE218 | NORTH KOREANS AT STP HOSPITAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 16:49:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KN TP TW |
07LISBON2960 | EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...] | 2007-11-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO TW IN CH EUN |
07MANAGUA2169 | CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY? TAIWANESE PRESIDENT VISITS [...] (C) Summary: On Aug 26-28, President Chen Shui-ban of Taiwan visited Nicaragua as part of an effort to retain Nicaragua's diplomatic recognition of his country. For the Nicaraguans, the visit was an opportunity to secure more assistance and foreign investment. Throughout the visit, Chen repe [...] | 2007-09-21 19:42:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG TW NU |
07MANAGUA616 | (C) EMBASSY JUMP STARTS LIBERAL UNITY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: After splintering under the weight of mutual suspicion and recriminations, DCM hosted a cocktail to bring together members of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) to reactivate discussions on the need to forge a unified opposition to confront [...] | 2007-03-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU IR TW VE |
07MANILA2418 | PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER U.S. POINTS ON COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) In a meeting on July 18 regarding U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies Ministerial preparatory meeting (reftel),Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) said that the Philippines "had no proble [...] | 2007-07-19 05:38:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CH TW RP |
07MANILA854 | PHILIPPINES' CHINESE SCHOOLS: A BATTLEGROUND FOR [...] (C) Summary: The People's Republic of China is playing an increasingly prominent role in promoting Chinese language/cultural education in the Philippines, primarily by engaging with Filipino-Chinese schools - historically pro-Taiwan institutions. Since 2003, the PRC has sent over 100 stude [...] | 2007-03-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI XE CH TW RP |
07NAHA49 | WEATHER GIVES OKINAWA GOVERNOR OPTION OF SIDE-STEPPING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-16 04:01:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA CH TW |
07NEWDELHI2664 | DELHI DIARY, MAY 31-JUNE 6 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 31-June 6, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Mayawati Escapes the Noose -- Bhutan Now Has Four Political Parties -- Bhutan Reaffirms Support for "One China" Policy Mayawati Esc [...] | 2007-06-06 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF KDEM PHUM BT CH TW KS IN |
07NICOSIA435 | CYPRUS TO SUPPORT PRC RESOLUTION AT OIE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 04:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH CY |
07PANAMA1089 | PANAMA: TAIWANESE SEEK CLOSER COORDINATION WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) "Taiwan and the U.S. should coordinate more closely on assistance to Panama," Taiwanese Ambassador to Panama Ping-Fu Hou told POLCOUNS on June 11. "Working together we can ensure that the chavista threat does [...] | 2007-06-26 21:27:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PM TW |
07PANAMA964 | PANAMA: NO CHANGE IN RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN [...] (U) Panama would continue to recognize diplomatic Taiwan and to sustain commercial ties with China, Panamanian Presidency Secretary of State Communications Erich Rodriguez Auerbach confirmed to the press on June 7. A communique released by the MFA the same day stated: "The Government of t [...] | 2007-06-08 18:01:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TW PM |
07PARAMARIBO297 | TAIWAN STRIKES AT CHINA IN SURINAME [...] (U) SUMMARY: Responding to a charm-and-funding offensive (ref A) by the government of the People,s Republic of China (GOC),the Government of Taiwan (GOT) offered more than U.S. $100 million in loans and grant assistance to Suriname through a "Friendship Foundation" in April. Select governm [...] | 2007-06-12 11:32:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
07PARAMARIBO315 | CHINA/TAIWAN: MUZZLING THE FREE MEDIA IN SURINAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Suriname (GOS) Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe "requested" that a local news show leave out parts of its programming dealing with the China-Taiwan controversy as debate raged in May as to whether China or Taiwan would be the better partner for Suriname. Local and r [...] | 2007-06-21 18:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NS CH TW PHUM |
07PARAMARIBO346 | GOING TO TAIWAN: SURINAMESE PARLIMENTARY VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the latest attempt by the Government of Taiwan (GOT) to butter up the Surinamese for eventual diplomatic recognition (ref A),several parliamentarians from the Government of Suriname (GOS) were invited to Taiwan for a "familiarization" visit. The Deputy Speaker of Parliamen [...] | 2007-07-06 19:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
07PARAMARIBO441 | TAIWAN AID PROPOSAL "IN THE GARBAGE?" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Surinamese delegation including four parliamentarians traveled to Taiwan from July 16-20 on their "personal title," and returned to Suriname with an "official" offer of aid from the government of Taiwan (GOT). However, the government of Suriname (GOS) has never acknowledged [...] | 2007-08-20 18:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
07PARAMARIBO610 | CHINESE UNPOPULAR WITH SURINAME PRESS: "CHINESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Surinamese media is severely biased against Chinese immigrants to Suriname, Chinese products, and China as a political presence. Privately editors and journalists commented bluntly, "I don't like the Chinese." The newspapers are to a degree beholden to the Chinese, howeve [...] | 2007-11-29 19:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
07PARIS2136 | FRANCE ON CHINA/TAIWAN OIE DISPUTE: POSTPONEMENT [...] (U) POL Deputy delivered ref A demarche May 23 to MFA Bureau of International Organizations Affairs PDAS-equivalent Marc Giacomini, stressing the U.S. preference for delaying a vote on a China-sponsored resolution pending negotiation between China and Taiwan of a mutually acceptable solution [...] | 2007-05-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH FR EUN |
07PARIS4637 | SARKOZY RACKS UP SALES, BOLSTERS ROLE FOR ACTIVIST [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 25-27 visit to China French President Sarkozy highlighted to Chinese leaders the global responsibilities that come with being a global power, according to the MFA. Using this broad theme, Sarkozy addressed economic, political and environmental issues while at t [...] | 2007-12-04 18:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD SENV EFIN FR CH TW |
07ROME1106 | OIE CHINA/TAIWAN: ITALY SUPPORTS EU POSITION TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for East Asia Giuseppe Mistretta May 21, emphasizing the need to work for consensus and delay a vote on the PRC resolution in the absence of consensus. May 22, Mistretta responded that Italy fully supported the EU position: --The World [...] | 2007-05-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH IT |
07SANJOSE1106 | COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, Costa Rica announced normalized relations with China, ending ties with Taiwan dating back to 1944. President Arias said the decision was based on "fundamental realism," and he expressed hope that informal relations could be retained with Taipei. The announcement ca [...] | 2007-06-08 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW XK CS |
07SANSALVADOR1452 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) Poloffs met with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) to raise reftel points. Rivera responded that El Salvador is fully supportive of the US position on the participation in the Community of Democracies. 2. (U) Rivera agr [...] | 2007-07-30 16:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES TW |
07SEOUL1546 | ROK HOPES FOR CHINA-TAWAIN CONSENSUS AT OIE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG KS CH TW |
07SEOUL2179 | ROKG TO INVESTIGATE SOUTH KOREAN TRADING COMPANIES [...] (S) On July 20, poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim agreed that, if verified, the case would represent a serious matter of proliferation concern. Ki [...] | 2007-07-20 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS KN TW |
07SEOUL2534 | ROKG INVESTIGATION FINDS ROK COMPANIES DID NOT [...] (S) On August 21, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Jae-woo told poloff that the ROKG had completed its investigation of the six ROK trading companies listed in reftel A nonpaper that allegedly facilitated sales [...] | 2007-08-22 01:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS KN TW |
07SHANGHAI102 | KUNSHAN'S TAIWAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan business people (Taishang) appeared to be thriving during a February 6 visit by Congenoffs to the Taiwan enclave of Kunshan, located 50 kilometers west of Shanghai. Although some local governments in China were corrupt, the Kunshan government had been very supportive of T [...] | 2007-02-14 08:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV ELAB ECON EFIN CH TW |
07SHANGHAI110 | POLICY PLANNING STAFFER GREEN SHANGHAI MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Shanghai Academics on January 17, Policy Planning Staffer James Green engaged academics on East Asian security issues, including North Korea and Taiwan. Academics were pessimistic that there would be any progress on North Korea in the near future. Academ [...] | 2007-02-16 05:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN TW |
07SHANGHAI158 | SHANGHAI THINK TANK ON CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. During a March 21 lunch with DPO, Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) Director Zhang Nianchi said Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian now frequently crossed the Mainland's "red lines" without penalty, making cross-strait relations more dangerou [...] | 2007-03-22 09:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH TW |
07SHANGHAI288 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON BEIJING'S TAIWAN POLICY [...] (C) During a discussion with Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) and Poloff on May 15, Shanghai Center for RimPac Strategic and International Studies Vice Director Zhuang Jianzhong said that there had been a slight shift in Beijing's policy towards Taiwan that supported opening unofficial channels o [...] | 2007-05-15 08:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH TW |
07SHANGHAI314 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC HUANG RENWEI ON POLITICS, FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. On May 25, Consul General met with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Vice President Huang Renwei, one of Shanghai's leading Americanologists. Huang had a positive appraisal of Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping thus far; in another six months, he will have mastered his brief s [...] | 2007-05-25 09:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CH TW |
07SHANGHAI335 | SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a May 29 luncheon with the Consul General, Shanghai Institute For International Studies (SIIS) Vice President Yang Jiemian said China would be responsive to U.S. requests conveyed via the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) process. He predicted that China would gradually ta [...] | 2007-06-01 03:09:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH TW XA XK XR XD |
07SHANGHAI43 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During a January 19 lunch with PDAS Stephens, Shanghai scholars were pessimistic that there would be progress on North Korea in the near term. One scholar said that while North Korea would continue to participate in the Six-Party Talks, it would never give up its nuclear program. [...] | 2007-01-23 02:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW JA KN |
07SHANGHAI532 | SHANGHAI TAIWAN SCHOLARS WARN NEXT TWELVE MONTHS CRITICAL, [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Institute for Taiwan Studies researchers expressed strong concerns about political developments in Taiwan through May 2008 and about potential United States actions or reactions in response to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's plans for a Taiwan referendum on United Na [...] | 2007-08-23 09:28:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07SHANGHAI546 | CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN'S AUGUST 22 BREAKFAST WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of strategic and American studies urged the United States to suspend arms sales to Taiwan through the May 2008 Presidential election in an August 22 meeting with United States Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Mullen. Chen Shui-bian was described as a [...] | 2007-08-29 02:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MCAP MARR OVIP CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN CH TW |
07SHANGHAI570 | FUDAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: During an August 30 lunch discussion with Fudan Center for American Studies Director Shen Dingli and Deputy Director Xin Qiang, the academics predicted that Beijing would not take any military measures in reaction to the referendum on UN membership in Taiwan. However, anger was bu [...] | 2007-09-05 09:19:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH TW KN |
07SHANGHAI573 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS WITH SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: During a September 3 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, five leading Shanghai academics spoke positively about U.S.-China relations, which one described as stable and predictable. Shanghai Institute for International Studies Vice President Yang Jiemian expressed concern, however, [...] | 2007-09-06 06:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW KN |
07SHANGHAI601 | SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in late August, Shanghai cross-Strait experts expressed concerns about Taiwan's referendum on UN membership, which they believed touched on the redline of the Anti-Secession Law and created a basis for Taiwan independence. While there were many voices in Ch [...] | 2007-09-11 03:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07SHANGHAI663 | (C) HU GAINING TRACTION IN MILITARY WITH RECENT [...] (S) Summary: During a September 28 discussion, Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) said that President Hu Jintao was actively promoting officers coming out of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nanjing Military Region (MR) as part of his overall strategy to gain control of th [...] | 2007-10-10 09:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON MARR CH TW |
07SHANGHAI791 | SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ZHANG NIANCHI ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During a December 11 lunch, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) President Zhang Nianchi warned that the 2008 referendum on Taiwan's UN membership would have serious consequences for cross-Straits relations. The referendum has a good chance of passing, especially if [...] | 2007-12-13 09:00:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07SHENYANG131 | Taiwan's Kuomintang Representative Given Warm Reception in Harbin [...] Summary: The 18th Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation attracted participants from all over the world, showing that what was once largely a Sino-Russian event has become truly international. Event organizers claimed two hundred of the world's five hundred largest corpor [...] | 2007-07-11 09:12:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
07SINGAPORE1932 | LEE KUAN YEW ON BURMA'S "STUPID" GENERALS AND THE [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should not have admitted Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam into the organization in the 1990's, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told visiting EAP DAS Christensen and the Ambassador October 16. Expressing his scorn for Burma's leaders, MM Lee called them "dense" and "stupid." A [...] | 2007-10-19 08:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH TW BM SN |
07STATE151150 | TAIWAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY PARTICIPATION AT BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TW |
07STATE155885 | CHINESE EMBASSY PROTESTS ANNOUNCED PATRIOT [...] (C) Reinforcing Vice Minister Zhang Yesui's demarche to Charg, Piccuta (REFTEL),Chinese DCM Zheng Zeguang met with EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen to lodge a &strong protest8 of the November 9 announced sale of PATRIOT missile system technology upgrades to Taiwan. Such a sa [...] | 2007-11-13 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CH TW PREL MARR |
07SUVA15 | FIJI UPDATE 1/5: PRESIDENT NAMES BAINIMARAMA [...] (C) Fiji President Iloilo swore in Commodore Bainimarama and interim Prime Minister on Dec. 5. Bainimarama, still clearly in charge, then urged Fiji citizens and the international community to help bring good government and true democratic values. Iloilo's doctor reports the President is sen [...] | 2007-01-04 20:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC CH TW FJ |
07SUVA30 | CHINESE AID TO FIJI - NOTHING NEW IN THE PIPELINE; [...] (C) PRC Embassy officials in Fiji downplay Commander Bainimarama's comments that Fiji can count on China for military and other assistance. China has not received any new requests for assistance since the coup and has made almost no progress in implementing the projects promised during Prem [...] | 2007-01-11 21:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MARR FJ TW CH |
07SUVA402 | TAIWAN AND CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PACIFIC -- [...] (C) Competition between China and Taiwan for allegiance from small Pacific states remains intense. In Tuvalu, Taiwan is a very visible donor, which Tuvaluans appreciate. However, the Taiwan ambassador to Tuvalu was PNGed after meddling in 2006 post-election politics. The current ambassador c [...] | 2007-08-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MARR PGOV EFIS XV CH TW |
07SUVA57 | MILITARY AND INTERIM GOVERNMENT ASK TAIWAN MISSION [...] (C) The Taiwan Trade Mission in Fiji has been approached separately by the Fiji military and the Prime Minister's Office with requests for aid. A high-ranking military officer asked the Trade Mission to pass to Taipei a request for arms and military equipment. The Prime Minister's Office as [...] | 2007-01-23 20:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID FJ TW CH |
07SUVA581 | FIJI UPDATE: NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL POLICIES UNDER [...] (C) New Zealand's decision to ban nine Fiji children from attending a regional Boy Scout Jamboree because their parents are in the Fiji military has drawn sustained criticism across the political spectrum in Fiji. A retired Colonel who last month strongly attacked the military and the interim [...] | 2007-12-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CVIS FJ TW |
07TAIPEI1005 | KMT-PFP COOPERATION, CONFLICT OVER LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The opposition KMT and PFP continue to grapple over sharing nominations for this December's legislative elections. Over the protests of its own would-be candidates, the KMT has been forced to compromise because it needs PFP cooperation to block a DPP bill crafted to derail Ma Y [...] | 2007-05-03 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1007 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Director told President Chen he would stress in his May 3 press conference that the U.S takes very seriously the issue of maintaining cross-Strait security and stability. He noted that senior U.S. defense officials had recently asked him to emphasize to Taiwan leader [...] | 2007-05-03 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1013 | TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high conc [...] | 2007-05-04 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1014 | MEGAPORTS KAOHSIUNG - PROGRESS SO FAR AND PROSPECTS FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: The Megaports Program in Kaohsiung has made notable progress toward implementation over the last year. Support for the program is strong among Taiwan agencies, and AIT sees no substantial obstacles to successful implementation in the near future. As the world's sixth busiest cont [...] | 2007-05-04 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETTC ENRG KNNP PARM PTER TW |
07TAIPEI1015 | TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high con [...] | 2007-05-04 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1017 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO COMPETE FOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In the first step of a two-stage primary process, DPP party members will vote on Sunday May 6 for their choices for presidential and legislative candidates. The party member vote, weighted 30 percent, will be followed by a public opinion poll on May 9-11, weighted 70 percent, and [...] | 2007-05-04 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1023 | FRANK HSIEH WINS DPP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh is set to be named the DPP's presidential nominee following his surprisingly strong victory in the May 6 party primary. Premier Su Tseng-chang, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and Vice President Annette Lu have pledged to support Hsieh, and all four have said [...] | 2007-05-07 11:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1040 | FACTION SUPPORTING PREMIER SU LOSES OUT IN DPP [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 primary vote by DPP members to select candidates for the upcoming LY elections, members and associates of the reformist New Tide faction, which supported Premier Su's presidential campaign, fared poorly overall in comparison to some more strident, populist competit [...] | 2007-05-09 07:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1042 | CROSS-STRAIT OPENING WILL BE TOP ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Kuomintang's (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of Taiwan next year, cross-Strait liberalization measures will be the focus of his economic policies. He is likely to lift various restrictions on investment in China and continue cross-Strait discussions on charter fl [...] | 2007-05-09 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI1046 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on May 9 that if elected, he would seek common interests between the U.S. and Taiwan, strengthen mutual trust, and work to maintain strong security cooperation with the U.S. Hsieh said he supported a more open economic-cen [...] | 2007-05-09 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1066 | LEGISLATORS FACE SHAKE-OUT AS REFORMS KICK-IN [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, Taiwan will introduce a two-vote system -- one for district representative and one for party preference -- and new single member legislative districts. With this change, Taiwan abandons the previous multi-member districts and also [...] | 2007-05-11 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1069 | TAICHUNG KMT MAYOR JASON HU ON MA YING-JEOU, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on May 10 that the outcome of the 2008 presidential race is "very much uncertain," but KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou would still probably win, despite his legal difficulties. Hu predicted DPP presidential nominee Frank Hsieh w [...] | 2007-05-13 22:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1076 | KMT WINS KEELUNG MAYORAL RACE, CLOSE TO [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chang Tong-rong won the mayoral by-election in Keelung City on May 12, defeating PFP legislator Liu Wen-hsiung, who ran as an independent, by 19 points. Liu congratulated Chang on his victory, and pledged to offer his assistance. KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told A [...] | 2007-05-14 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1077 | CABINET SHAKE-UP UNDERSCORES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who has accepted Premier Su Tseng-chang's resignation, named Straits Exchange Foundation SIPDIS (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung to succeed Su as Premier on May 14. Chang's reappointment -- he was previously premier from 2000 to 2002 -- marks the sixth cabinet [...] | 2007-05-14 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1086 | Taiwan Insurers Can Invest More Offshore [...] Taiwan's legislature has relaxed restrictions on insurance firms' offshore investments primarily to increase their flagging profits; the measure does little to address Taiwan's excess liquidity, a root cause of the insurance firms' woes. END SUMMARY. Agreement on Insurance Amendment ------ [...] | 2007-05-15 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1095 | HIGH-SPEED RAIL EARLY IMPACT ON TAIWAN AIRLINES [...] (U) Summary: In the first four months of operation, Taiwan's high-speed rail has already reduced passenger loads on Taiwan's domestic air routes by 25 percent. To cope with declining passenger volumes, Taiwan's small carriers have cancelled routes, reduced fares, and entered a new cooperative [...] | 2007-05-16 03:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1098 | TAIWAN ENTREPRENEUR CRITIQUES CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) DIR met one-on-one with Powerchip (DRAM) Company founder and CEO Frank Huang on May 14 to discuss internal politics and his own situation. Huang shrugged off recent investigations of him for alleged insider trading, but admitted the breathless front page publicity has damaged his reputat [...] | 2007-05-16 06:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1120 | FORMER TAIWAN PREMIER ON POLITICS & ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On May 16 AIT Director Young called on former Premier Vincent Siew, a longtime KMT figure, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam. Siew opined that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh currently has the edge on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and that a Hsieh/Su Tseng-chang [...] | 2007-05-18 06:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL ECIN TW |
07TAIPEI1129 | FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former DPP Chairman and respected party elder Lin I-hsiung told the Director on May 16 that, despite a contentious presidential primary, the DPP will rally behind candidate Frank Hsieh. Lin predicted Hsieh will beat KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election, b [...] | 2007-05-18 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1131 | NANOTECHNOLOGY - CAN IT KEEP TAIWAN COMPETITIVE? [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan initiated a six-year plan to develop nanotechnology in 2003 with total funding of US$555 million. The plan emphasizes identifying industrial applications more than pure research. It aims to assist Taiwan's successful high-tech firms as well as firms in mature manufacturin [...] | 2007-05-21 05:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND TSPL TPHY TW |
07TAIPEI1140 | TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1142 | TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of his departure for yet another damage-control trip to Central America, Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on May 21 that Taiwan faces strong challenges from the PRC to its diplomatic position there, and requested U.S. assistance in countering that pressu [...] | 2007-05-22 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1149 | TAIWAN DISMAYED OVER OIE RESOLUTION; SEES THIN [...] (SBU) Taiwan MOFA International Organizations (IO) Director-General David Lin called in AIT Political Chief on May 22 to express Taiwan's dismay over the revised China-Taiwan resolution being circulated by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) President Barry O'Neil. This resolution as r [...] | 2007-05-22 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG CH TW |
07TAIPEI1154 | TAIWAN VERSUS CHINA IN AFRICA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei plans to host an Africa Summit this September to shore up bilateral relations with the five African countries that still recognize Taiwan following the losses of Senegal and Chad over the last two years. The summit in part is a response to Beijing's growing influence in [...] | 2007-05-23 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA TW |
07TAIPEI1163 | Legislation against Financing Terrorism [...] Taiwan is racing to pass new legislation against financing terrorism which the Egmont Group (an umbrella group of international Financial Intelligence Units) has required its members to complete prior to the end of May 2007. The pending legislation would impose heavy penalties for financing t [...] | 2007-05-24 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1167 | ACADEMIA SINICA PRESIDENT LAMENTS TAIWAN'S LAGGING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY. Eight months into his term as Academia Sinica President, Wong Chi-huey is concerned about the inability of Taiwan to attract research talent from overseas and the disconnect between research and the legal infrastructure that is stifling development of Taiwan's scientific potential. [...] | 2007-05-24 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC ETRD OEXC CVIS TW |
07TAIPEI1168 | TAIWAN USING GAS TURBINES AND WINDPOWER TO MEET [...] SUMMARY. Taipower Co. operates the Tatan complex which will consist of six LNG-fueled units generating power from gas/steam turbines. Two of the units are currently operational with the remainder scheduled for completion in 2008. When complete the complex is expected to produce 10 percent [...] | 2007-05-24 23:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KNNP ENRG TW |
07TAIPEI1171 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on May 24 that President Chen will work closely together with former Premier Frank Hsieh, the party's presidential candidate, to ensure the DPP wins in 2008. While Hsieh won the primary by unifying forces within the party unhappy with [...] | 2007-05-25 06:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1172 | DPP AND KMT CONTEST BATTLEGROUND COUNTIES IN [...] (C) Summary: Changhua, Nantou, and Yunlin are key swing counties in central Taiwan where 8 seats will be up for grabs in upcoming legislative elections. The three counties will also produce 10 percent of the votes in the critical 2008 presidential election between the ruling DPP's Frank Hsie [...] | 2007-05-25 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1185 | Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Law [...] In response to the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)'s 2007 assessment, Taiwan has drafted a bill to amend its Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA). The bill will reclassify some crimes as felonies and put a new agricultural bank, trust companies, and currency exchanges under regula [...] | 2007-05-30 00:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI12 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS: STANDARD [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address, President Chen Shui-bian discussed Taiwan's status separate from the PRC, economic development, cross-Strait economic policy, social welfare, and democratization, and he listed the major accomplishments of his administration. Chen defended estab [...] | 2007-01-03 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1202 | A HSIEH PRESIDENCY WOULD LIKELY ACCELERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic scholars and a political advisor close to Frank Hsieh describe the Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate as "flexible" and "pragmatic" in his approach to cross-Strait economic relations. They believe that, as President, Hsieh would be more willing to open [...] | 2007-05-31 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1204 | NEW PREMIER CHANG CHUN-HSIUNG ON POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: New Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told the Director on May 25 that he did not expect a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations this election year, but was still hoping for progress on charter flights and allowing PRC tourists to come to Taiwan. Chang noted the increasing local pressu [...] | 2007-05-31 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI1209 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou, in his May 31 meeting with the AIT Director, charged that President Chen and his DPP are focusing on symbolic politics at the expense of Taiwan's economy and other "practical" concerns. He also characterized his DPP presidential opponent Fr [...] | 2007-06-01 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI124 | DAUSTR STRATFORD DISCUSSES TIFA & FTA WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan reiterated its strong desire to enter into an FTA with the U.S. Senior economic officials indicated they are prepared to work diligently on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda, including the bilateral investment and tax agreements, the Consultative [...] | 2007-01-17 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1248 | NSPO LANCE WU INVESTIGATED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local media reported 5/31 that National Space Program Office NSPO Director Lance Wu is under investigation for corruption. The allegations include bid-rigging and conflict of interest for personal profit. As noted in reftel, NSPO has already been the subject of investigations [...] | 2007-06-05 05:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ETTC KSCA TW |
07TAIPEI125 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on January 17 that his party and the ruling DPP are locked in a struggle in the Legislative Yuan (LY) over a KMT bill aimed at ending DPP control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). If the impasse, which also involves the annual [...] | 2007-01-17 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1253 | Taiwan Lifts Ban on New Bank Branches [...] In May, Taiwan lifted a six-year ban on new bank branches. Regulators imposed the ban in order to encourage bank consolidation. The new policy permits banks to open new branches, but only if they meet strict requirements. Most banks will still need to rely on merger and acquisition (M&A) to [...] | 2007-06-05 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1257 | Taipei Economic Brief for May 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected May 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Growth --Economic Prospects --High-speed Rail Impact --Taiwan and Japan Amend Aviation Agreement --New Cross-Strait Operations --Free Trade Agreement (FTA) --Ban on Bank Branches Lifted --Greenhouse Gas Legisl [...] | 2007-06-05 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1259 | YEH CHU-LAN DISCUSSES DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Former acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on May 31 that she supports DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh because he wants to end partisan confrontation in Taiwan, which is also the hope of the general public. Hsieh had been successful in Kaohsiung in establ [...] | 2007-06-05 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1270 | Taiwan Auctions Off Insolvent Bank [...] In late May, five months after the bank was placed in receivership due to insolvency, Taiwan auctioned off Enterprise Bank of Hualien (EBH). ChinaTrust Commercial Bank (CCB) won the auction and will have the largest number of branches of any private bank in Taiwan after it takes over EBH in S [...] | 2007-06-06 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1272 | SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING - NEW ENGINE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's solar cell manufacturing industry will triple in capacity this year after nearly doubling in 2006. Although manufacturing of solar cells is booming, Taiwan is less competitive in other segments of the industry's supply chain. Taiwan's solar cell makers face two major co [...] | 2007-06-07 03:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD ENRG SENV TW |
07TAIPEI1273 | BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...] | 2007-06-07 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1283 | TAIWAN REACTS TO COSTA RICA BREAK [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 press briefing, FM James Huang announced Taiwan was severing relations and ceasing cooperation projects with Costa Rica after having confirmed that San Jose was switching diplomatic recognition to the PRC. Huang blamed Beijing for unrelenting "suppression" of Taiwa [...] | 2007-06-07 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CR |
07TAIPEI1284 | PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS ON DPP INFIGHTING, FRANK HSIEH, [...] (C) Summary: A group of pro-Green scholars told the Director on May 30 that resentment within the DPP against President Chen and the pro-Su Tseng-chang New Tide faction was an important reason for the victory of former Premier Frank Hsieh over Premier Su in the May 6 presidential primary. Th [...] | 2007-06-07 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA TW |
07TAIPEI129 | MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM [...] (C) Action request para 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Export Control Head Wally Su expressed his Ministry's concern about the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards (SAFE) program during AIT/Econ's delivery of the export control information in ref [...] | 2007-01-18 03:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC TW ETRD WCO |
07TAIPEI1295 | TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) told the Director on June 5 that he expects KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou to face a tough, close race against DPP opponent Frank Hsieh. Ma must choose a running mate to strengthen his appeal with Taiwan-born voters, especially in the sout [...] | 2007-06-08 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI130 | MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department North American Affairs met with AIT/T/Econ on January 17 to deliver talking points/non-paper updating the status of Taiwan's trade, travel and financial sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Highlights include that the Sensitive Co [...] | 2007-01-18 03:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
07TAIPEI1317 | PRC/TAIWAN JOINT VENTURE TO EXPLORE OIL IN TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY. The PRC and Taiwan are both actively seeking new energy sources and compete for oil concessions in the same countries. However, the PRC and Taiwan are cooperating to explore for petroleum in the Taiwan Strait. This is part of an effort to triple energy exploration spending by Taiwa [...] | 2007-06-12 02:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON CH TW |
07TAIPEI132 | Taiwan TIFA: Talking Agriculture with AUSTR Stratford [...] On December 19 Vice Minister of Agriculture Lee Jen-chyuan met with Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach. This meeting was part of a series of meetings on TIFA action items. Other meetings reported septel. CCA Language Approval Near ---------------------- [...] | 2007-01-18 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD EIND TW |
07TAIPEI1324 | Taiwan Auctions 2nd Insolvent Bank in 2007 [...] In early June Taiwan financial regulators successfully auctioned off the Taitung Business Bank (TBB). ABN AMRO Bank became the first foreign bank to win bidding for a problem bank and will become third largest foreign bank in Taiwan after it takes over TBB. TBB was the second insolvent bank [...] | 2007-06-12 07:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI133 | CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...] | 2007-01-18 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI134 | Taiwan TIFA: Board of Foreign Trade Passes the Buck on WTO [...] On December 17 Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach reviewed the U.S. - Taiwan Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda with Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang and relevant government agencies. Stratford made a strong case [...] | 2007-01-18 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EAGR KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI1344 | TAIWAN: 2007 TIP NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] The Acting Deputy Director (ADDIR) delivered the 2007 TIP Report Taiwan narrative and demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General of North American Affairs Christine M.Y Hsueh on June 12. Hsueh was accompanied by National Immigration Agency (NIA),Director of Immigra [...] | 2007-06-13 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI135 | Taiwan TIFA: AUSTR Stratford presses on IPR [...] Summary. As part of a December 18-19 visit to Taiwan, Assistant United States Trade Representative Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach met with rights-holders, officials from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and the Minister of Education to review IPR issues. Rig [...] | 2007-01-18 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI136 | Taiwan TIFA: U.S. and Taiwan agree to move ahead on [...] Assistant USTR Timothy Stratford urged Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Department of Health (DOH) to consult actively with US firms and the U.S. as it contemplates major changes to its national health insurance system. USTR promised to provide by early January a proposa [...] | 2007-01-18 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND TW |
07TAIPEI1363 | EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S JUNE 9-11 VISIT TO TAIPEI [...] (C) Summary: During his June 8-11 visit to Taipei, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann commended Taiwan for its significant contributions to the South Pacific region and urged Taipei to conduct its foreign assistance and other activities in an open and transparent manner that promotes [...] | 2007-06-15 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1365 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taiwan remains deeply concerned about its shrinking international space, particularly after Costa Rica's decision last week to switch recognition to Beijing. Despite his public statements that the loss would not [...] | 2007-06-17 23:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1370 | TAIWAN BUSINESS TELLS AIT FOCUS IS ON CHINA MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted AIT Chairman Burghardt and USTR del to lunch on June 14 with Taiwan business representatives. As in the past, the businesses emphasized their need to be active in the China market in order to be globally competitive. They are concerned about the prosp [...] | 2007-06-18 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENIV ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1382 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullified [...] (U) Summary: In a surprise to DPP and KMT alike, the Kaohsiung District Court on June 15 annulled the result of last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election in which the DPP's Chen Chu defeated KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying by a narrow margin. The same Court dismissed a separate but related su [...] | 2007-06-18 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1384 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he would honor President Chen's "Four Noes" pledge if elected president, and he would also reopen dialogue with Beijing aimed at establishing military confidence-building measures, a Taiw [...] | 2007-06-18 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1385 | AUSTR STRATFORD OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ECIN EINV EAGR TW |
07TAIPEI1386 | TAIWAN LEGISLATURE PASSES 2007 ARMS PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-night session on June 15, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed the government's 2007 annual budget, including initial appropriations for the purchase of 13 P3-C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, upgrades to three PAC-II Patriot missile batteries, and a feasibility desi [...] | 2007-06-18 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP MASS TW |
07TAIPEI1387 | RESULTS OF DPP LEGISLATIVE PRIMARY IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has recently completed primaries in southern Taiwan for the legislative election set for January 12, 2008. Multiple candidates competed for a chance to represent their party in six of the eight southern Taiwan counties or cities. Taitung [...] | 2007-06-20 00:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI141 | KMT SECRETARY-GENERAL WU DEN-YIH ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih told AIT Deputy Director on January 12 that over the next year he will focus on liquidating the KMT's remaining party assets, improving relations with the KMT legislative caucus, and overseeing preparations for the upcoming le [...] | 2007-01-18 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI142 | RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, UN [...] (SBU) Taiwan ThinkTank, a pro-Green NGO with close connections to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has provided AIT the cross-tabulations for its recent poll on three issues: arms procurement, joining the UN, and preference for Taiwan independence or cross-Strait unification. T [...] | 2007-01-18 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1420 | AUSTR STRATFORD MEETING WITH VICE PREMIER CHIOU [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 06:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ECIN TW |
07TAIPEI1421 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND PREMIER CHANG [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taipei appreciates U.S. long-term support for Taiwan, including the extension of transit privileges to President Chen and Vice President Lu. Chang characterized U.S.-Taiwan relations as solid and const [...] | 2007-06-22 06:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP TW |
07TAIPEI1423 | VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU ON UPCOMING U.S. TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on June 21 that she appreciates Washington's assistance in arranging a transit through the West Coast on her way to and from Latin America in early July. Lu said she would be visiting Paraguay for the 50th anniversary of Taiwan-Parag [...] | 2007-06-22 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1424 | Taiwan Central Bank Raises Its Benchmark Rates [...] Taiwan's Central Bank (TCB) recently raised its benchmark interest rates and substantially increased the required reserve ratio for foreign currency deposits. The TCB's actions and its statements indicating possible additional measures will likely strengthen the NT$ and drive up stock prices [...] | 2007-06-22 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1433 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he will keep his distance from President Chen and focus on attracting moderate swing voters during his presidential campaign. Hsieh said he supports further cross-Strait opening but with appropriate conditions, [...] | 2007-06-22 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1434 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIRMAN YU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on June 16 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP can win the 2008 presidential and legislative elections if it remains unified. The key to victory will be tapping into a growing identification with Taiwan and promoting reform and soci [...] | 2007-06-22 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI1435 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told AIT Chairman Burghardt that PAC-III missiles would stand a better chance of passage if included in the 2008 annual budget rather than a supplemental budget bill. Wang predicted a close 2008 presidential election, claiming Ma Yi [...] | 2007-06-24 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP TW |
07TAIPEI1440 | TAIWAN EPA: FOCUS ON EIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USEPA Associate Program Manager for China/East Asia Kelly McAskill visited Taiwan on June 11-15 to discuss ongoing programs with Taiwan and to plan for the next Conference on Issues of Common Concern, which is planned for August 13-16 in Hawaii and will address transboundary p [...] | 2007-06-25 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1457 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Nullification: Legalities and [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent Kaohsiung District court decision to nullify last December's Kaohsiung mayoral election has surprised both the Green and Blue camps, each of which hopes to turn the situation to its advantage. While the decision has produced no clear "winner" at this point, the final [...] | 2007-06-27 01:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1463 | Disarray in Kaohsiung Organizing Committee May Cause IWGA [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT/K has learned that differences within the DPP led to the resignation in May of World Games Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) chairperson Chen I-Hung. Chen was replaced briefly by Kaohsiung City Government Deputy Secretary General Emily Hsu, who was succeeded by former Oly [...] | 2007-06-27 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1483 | TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...] | 2007-06-29 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1485 | TAIWAN BATTLES TO HOLD ON IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Central America remains a major focus of Taiwan's diplomatic and foreign assistance programs following the loss of Costa Rica. Over half of Taiwan's foreign assistance is channeled to Central America, where six countries still recognize Taipei, and to the Caribbean, where Taiwa [...] | 2007-06-29 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW XK |
07TAIPEI1499 | GE AND TAIPOWER IN CONTRACT DISPUTE OVER FOURTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 27, AIT met with Yao Ching-chuan, Taipower Director of Nuclear Engineering, who is overseeing the completion of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant (NPP) at Lungmen, on the northeast coast. The Lungmen project has been under construction for 10 years and was slated for [...] | 2007-07-02 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KNNP US TW |
07TAIPEI1511 | TAIWAN APPROVES LIMITED CHIP TESTING INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 28, Taiwan's Vice Minister of Economic Affairs chaired a joint committee meeting to give final approval to the applications of four of Taiwan's leading semiconductor packaging and testing firms to invest in China. The four companies' planned investment totals USD 99.6 m [...] | 2007-07-03 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI152 | CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - SHIPPING (PART 1 OF 2) [...] (SBU) Summary: Measures to liberalize cross-Strait shipping have fallen well short of direct maritime links between Taiwan and Mainland China. Offshore transshipment at Taiwan's major harbors and traffic through the "mini-links," which connect Taiwan-controlled islands off the Fujian coast di [...] | 2007-01-19 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1520 | DPP LEGISLATOR HONG CHI-CHANG SLATED TO BECOME NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Premier Chang Chun-hsiung has confirmed plans to appoint DPP legislator Hong Chi-chang as the new chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundations (SEF). Hong has said his priorities will be to increase services for Taiwan investors on the mainland and to reestablish direct intera [...] | 2007-07-05 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI153 | TAIWAN: PREMIER URGES REPATRIATION OF REBAR GROUP [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 meeting with the Director, Premier Su Tseng-chang formally asked the U.S. for immediate assistance to control the movements of and to repatriate Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng, an alleged embezzler, to face justice in Taiwan. On the defense budget, Su ex [...] | 2007-01-19 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN CJAN TW |
07TAIPEI1530 | FORMER VICE PREMIER TSAI ON TAIWAN POLITICS, [...] (S) During a one-on-one lunch July 6 with Director, former Vice Premier Tsai Ying-wen shared plans for her future, a critique of internal DPP politics and her own sense of the dilemma Chen Shui-bian faces over U.S.-Taiwan relations and his legacy quest. Tsai offered some personal suggestions [...] | 2007-07-06 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1547 | Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san on Frank Hsieh's [...] (SBU) Summary: Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-san recently told AIT/K that it is widely anticipated within DPP circles that presidential candidate Frank Hsieh will select Kaohsiung's former acting Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as his running mate. Despite a great deal of discontent in the party initially o [...] | 2007-07-11 06:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1550 | Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law [...] On July 11, the President signed the amendment to Taiwan's Money Laundering Control Act which was passed by the Legislative Yuan on June 14. It went into effect immediately. 2. The legislation (Ref C) is designed to combat terrorist financing (Ref B),strengthen reporting of cross-border [...] | 2007-07-11 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1561 | (G/TIP) SENIOR COORDINATOR MARK TAYLOR'S JULY 5-7 [...] Summary: G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor visited Taipei and Kaohsiung July 5-7, meeting with government officials, NGO representatives, and trafficking victims. Taylor acknowledged Taiwan's progress, but urged Taiwan to strengthen efforts to detect and shelter TIP victims, and to stiffen [...] | 2007-07-12 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG TW |
07TAIPEI1562 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MA CAMPAIGN, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on June 29 that ethnic Taiwanese vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew brings economic expertise and broad personal popularity to Ma Ying-jeou's ticket. KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng will help Ma's campaign [...] | 2007-07-12 10:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1565 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Lawsuit Decisions: Competing [...] (U) Summary: The KMT's Kaohsiung Mayoral candidate, Huang Chun-ying, will soon appeal the court decision to dismiss his vote recount lawsuit concerning the December 2006 election. In addition, Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) will appeal the nullification lawsuit (also filed by Huang) in which the court, [...] | 2007-07-13 07:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1575 | Taipei Economic Brief for June 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected June 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economic Performance Improved --Taiwan Approves IC Packing Firms' China Investment --Taiwan Passes 2007 Central Budget --Individual Debt Resolution Law --Incentives for Biotech Industry --Retiree Service Market t [...] | 2007-07-15 23:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1578 | Think Tank Director Suggests 2008 Presidential Election to [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Soong Hseik-wen, Director of National Chung Cheng University's new Institute of Strategy and International Affairs (ISIA),told AIT/K that the Institute's main purpose is to promote Taiwan's democratization, localization, and security. Dr. Soong stressed the importance of th [...] | 2007-07-16 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1621 | MATSU MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY: "MINI THREE LINKS" [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI1622 | Trade Figures Signal Economic Improvement [...] In the first half (H1) of 2007, Taiwan's exports grew faster than imports, leading to a 36% increase in the trade surplus. Imports of capital goods in the second quarter (Q2) shifted to growth, signaling an increase in domestic investment. Higher energy prices in June drove up Taiwan's import [...] | 2007-07-19 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI1634 | TAIWAN PROMOTES MEDICAL TOURISM OVERSEAS [...] (U) Summary. Taiwan has announced plans to allow entry of mainland Chinese for medical treatment, beginning August 1, 2007. Starting in 2002, Taiwan has permitted a limited number of mainland Chinese to visit the island each year, traveling to Taiwan via a transit location such as Hong Kong. [...] | 2007-07-19 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1646 | Carlyle Acquires Ta Chong Commercial Bank [...] The U.S.-based Carlyle group has become the latest foreign investor to acquire a significant share of equity in a Taiwan bank by private placement, with half of the required funds obtained from local sources. Carlyle will participate in the management of the Taiwan bank. Banking sector M&A w [...] | 2007-07-23 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1653 | Individual Debt Resolution Law [...] In June, Taiwan completed legislation of the Individual Debt Resolution Law (IDRL),which will be effective in early 2008. The law, designed to address non-performing unsecured loans only, will permit insolvent individual debtors to repay a portion of outstanding debt over a length of time lo [...] | 2007-07-24 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1660 | DIRECTOR URGES TIFA PROGRESS AND PROMPTS VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Vice Premier Chiou I-Jen, the Director highlighted the importance of moving the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda forward, and emphasized the need for progress on beef imports and pharmaceutical pricing. On maximum residue levels (MR [...] | 2007-07-24 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI1661 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN OFFERS TEPID [...] (C) Summary. KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan on July 24 conveyed to the Director his lukewarm support for KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, suggesting cracks in the KMT political firmament that could undermine Ma's campaign. Lien did not indicate concrete plans for continuing his cros [...] | 2007-07-25 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1662 | Investigation of Corruption Allegations Against DPP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office is investigating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh for alleged corruption while he was mayor of Kaohsiung. Some local political contacts believe that the possibility o [...] | 2007-07-25 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1665 | Taiwan Legislature Passes 2007 Budget [...] In June, Taiwan's legislature passed the 2007 central budget, including the first year of funding for military procurement programs. The long delay in budget legislation may act as a drag on Taiwan's 2007 economic growth. According to estimates by economic think tanks, however, the rate will [...] | 2007-07-25 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1666 | Legislation of Taiwan's Social Security System [...] In July, Taiwan completed the last piece of legislation for its social security system. With the legislation, all Taiwan residents will be covered by one of the social welfare-oriented pension programs. The annual cost of the legislation is estimated at NT$100 billion (US$3 billion). With o [...] | 2007-07-25 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR SOCI TW |
07TAIPEI167 | NEW PRC REGULATIONS DO LITTLE FOR TAIWAN TRAVEL AGENTS [...] As Taiwan's travel industry eagerly awaits a cross-Strait agreement on tourism, now expected to be finalized in spring 2007 (reftels),Beijing announced revised regulations making it easier for foreign travel agents to operate in China. The China National Tourism Administration Director Genera [...] | 2007-01-23 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1670 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON ELECTION & [...] (C) Summary: On July 24 AIT Director Young met with former Premier and recently named KMT candidate for Vice President, Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang),to discuss the 2008 presidential election and cross-Strait economic policy. Siew, a veteran KMT member highly regarded for his economi [...] | 2007-07-25 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1678 | TAIWAN TRIES TO RETAIN FOOTHOLD IN VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As world oil prices reach US$77.00 per barrel, the highest in 11 months, state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) is caught in a quandary. The Venezuelan National Petroleum Corp (VNPC) intends to buy back oil exploration rights at cost from all entities with less than 10 pe [...] | 2007-07-26 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL VE TW |
07TAIPEI1697 | Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...] | 2007-07-31 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI17 | MTAG: TAIWAN BOFT ON SEIZED LATHES [...] (S) AIT Econ delivered ref A demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Chief Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 3 and urged full investigation of the case. Su was confident that his staff could uncover significant new information on the case within a few days. In respon [...] | 2007-01-04 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
07TAIPEI1704 | TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THRIVE, BUT LOCAL [...] (SBU) Faced with rising fuel costs, some of Taiwan's airlines are struggling to stay in business. The two international carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, are expanding routes in Asia as a central component of their future growth, and the Taiwan to Hong Kong and Macau routes are extrem [...] | 2007-07-31 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH |
07TAIPEI171 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES BUDGET IMPASSE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 23, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun expressed hope that the Legislative Yuan (LY) will hold a special session at the end of the month to pass the 2007 budget, including the budget for arms procurement. The Director stressed to Yu the importance [...] | 2007-01-23 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1710 | MOE Backtracking on Campus IP Action Plan? [...] (SBU) In response to media, student, and university criticism that the Ministry of Education (MOE) overstepped its bounds in its recently-proposed "Campus Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan", Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng announced that the action plan is still open to changes and tha [...] | 2007-08-01 05:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW |
07TAIPEI1711 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, UN [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice-presidential hopefuls Yeh Chu-lan and Su Tseng-chang are both formidable opponents, and either would help DPP presidential candidate close the gap with KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung told the Director on July 27. However, the KMT is m [...] | 2007-08-01 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI173 | CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...] | 2007-01-24 00:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI1733 | Taiwan Adopts Price Stabilization Measures [...] SUMMARY: In response to recent price rises, Taiwan authorities have adopted a series of measures, including import duty cuts for grain, an export ban on waste paper, enhanced vigilance on price hike collusion, and new gasoline price subsidies (septel). Although Taiwan's annualized inflation [...] | 2007-08-03 06:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI174 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary. The Director delivered reftel demarche on Fiji and Solomon Islands to Foreign Minister James Huang on January 23. Huang responded that Taiwan "suspended" its assistance to Fiji following the coup and has not been approached for assistance by the post-coup Fiji governmen [...] | 2007-01-24 01:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AS NZ BP FJ CH TW |
07TAIPEI1740 | DIRECTOR YOUNG ENLISTS HELP OF LY SPEAKER WANG ON [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he understood U.S. objections to Taiwan's "zero tolerance" policy toward ractopamine use, and promised consult with other Taiwan officials, including Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Council of Agricul [...] | 2007-08-03 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI1757 | UPDATE ON TAIWAN'S NUCLEAR SECTOR [...] (U) AIT Econoffs met with newly appointed Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Chairman Su Shian-jang August 2 for an update on the nuclear energy situation in Taiwan. AIT thanked the AEC for its close cooperation going back to the mid-eighties, and looked forward to continued bilateral exchanges. S [...] | 2007-08-07 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG ECON PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1763 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON DUELING REFERENDA, PAC-III, [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he expected four referenda to be voted on in the 2008 elections, including the DPP UN referendum, but none of them is likely to pass. The KMT would withdraw its own UN referendum, Wang asserted, bu [...] | 2007-08-07 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1782 | KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON PRC REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with AIT, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung asserted that Beijing considers the DPP UN referendum to be a possible violation of its Anti-Secession Law, and is weighing the idea of economic sanctions against Taiwan if the referendum "goes too far." [...] | 2007-08-08 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1788 | Taiwan Pharma: BNHI Cuts Drug Rates, Pushes Standard [...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan authorities are taking steps on drug pricing that will both disappoint and hearten the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Despite a media and lobbying campaign by U.S. and other foreign drug makers urging the Taiwan Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) to delay the [...] | 2007-08-09 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI179 | TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 conversation with AIT Director Young, Minister of Finance Ho Chih-ching claimed Taiwan's budget remains a victim of the political confrontation. He said Taiwan's financial stability is sound and that the bank run has not spread beyond Chinese Bank. Ho views the [...] | 2007-01-24 03:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1804 | Southern Taiwan Showing Signs of Transformation in [...] (U) Summary: AIT/K has offered a variety of TIP events to Southern Taiwan audiences, resulting in increased awareness of the victim-centered approach. Local government agencies and non-governmental organizations have eagerly accepted TIP seminars and training events, but concede that they mus [...] | 2007-08-10 01:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI181 | Taiwan's New Central Bank Deputy Governor [...] SUMMARY. Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) will promote Foreign Exchange Department (FED) Director General George Chou (Chou A-ding) to be Deputy Governor (DG) in mid-February. CBC Governor Perng Fai-nan's two deputies will now be career central bankers. END SUMMARY. 2. An informed [...] | 2007-01-24 05:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1812 | WILL LABOR SHORTAGES HURT TAIWAN'S TECH SECTOR? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the latest attempt to forestall a predicted shortage of skilled labor that could disproportionately affect Taiwan's high technology industries, the Executive Yuan recently approved measures to attract more foreign professionals to Taiwan. The measures provide tax and non-tax [...] | 2007-08-10 06:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ELAB ETRD TW CH |
07TAIPEI1819 | KMT-DPP FACE CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING YOUTH SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Scholars, party officials, students, and young professionals all tell AIT that there is a wide gap between the needs and desires of youth and the programs and ideologies of the two main parties in Taiwan. Both camps are working to tailor their messages to appeal to the youth and [...] | 2007-08-10 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TW |
07TAIPEI1839 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ACQUITTED [...] (U) Summary: On August 14, a three-judge panel of the Taiwan District Court acquitted KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of all corruption and breach-of-trust charges stemming from alleged misuse of Taipei special mayoral funds. Welcoming the decision, Ma urged prosecutors to let the ma [...] | 2007-08-14 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1848 | Kaohsiung College Students Interested in Politics and [...] (U) Summary: Student interviewees told AIT/K that southern Taiwan's youth are interested in politics and view the 2008 presidential election as an opportunity to make their voices heard through the ballot box. The students expressed concern about corruption and the shortage of high-paying job [...] | 2007-08-15 06:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1853 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH PICKS [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has agreed to be his vice presidential running mate. Although Hsieh had strongly hinted at this outcome for several days, Su's agreement came only at the last minute after much diffi [...] | 2007-08-15 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1863 | Southern Taiwan Reactions to DPP Hsieh-Su Presidential [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has accepted his invivation to be his running mate. Most political observers and grassroots supporters in southern Taiwan praised the decision, say [...] | 2007-08-16 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1867 | CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S MEETINGS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Taiwan leaders during his August 11-14 visit, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega voiced strong U.S. support for Taiwan's democracy, but also expressed U.S. concerns about maintaining stability in the region. The Congressman encouraged President Chen to improve relat [...] | 2007-08-16 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1920 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 22 on the aftermath of the combustion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa Monday; on President Chen Shui-bian's transit in Alaska Tuesday morning; on local pig farmers' strong protests Tuesday over the Taiwa [...] | 2007-08-22 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
07TAIPEI1923 | AIT/W'S RUZICKA REVIEWS BILATERAL ECON [...] (SBU) Rick Ruzicka, Director of Trade and Commercial Programs at AIT/W, had a wide range of meetings with Taiwan counterparts and U.S. businesses during a visit to Taiwan from August 13 to 16. Ruzicka emphasized U.S. market-access interests in resolving MRLs, pharmaceutical, and other pending [...] | 2007-08-23 00:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1924 | FORMER CHEN ADVISOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND US-TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. On August 16, Deputy Director Wang met with Chen Po-chih, chairman of the Taiwan Think Tank. Chen, known to be a 'deep green' supporter of and former advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, frankly expressed his personal views on the economic relations between Taiwan and China, ass [...] | 2007-08-23 01:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1937 | Port of Kaohsiung's Container Volume Eclipsed by Mainland [...] (U) Summary. With geographic advantages and new long-term leases from major shipping carriers, Kaohsiung will likely hold on to its status as a transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region, even as it continues to fall behind in world rankings. The completion of a s)QD'Qolume is expected to r [...] | 2007-08-24 01:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD PGOV ECON TW ELAB |
07TAIPEI1950 | PREMIER CHANG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Premier Chang told the Director on August 23 that the proposed 2008 defense budget raises defense spending to 3 percent of GDP and is important for Taiwan. Chang said Taiwan continues to work on the expansion of charter flights across the Taiwan strait and the lifting of restri [...] | 2007-08-24 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1951 | TAIWAN OFFICIALS PLODDING FORWARD ON RACTOPAMINE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan senior officials told the Director on August 23 and 24 that the issue of ractopamine residues in U.S. pork imports to Taiwan is "very sensitive" for the DPP administration in an election year, but pledged that the government is doing all it can to quietly resolve the issu [...] | 2007-08-24 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PFOR TW |
07TAIPEI1956 | SECRETARY-GENERAL YEH ON UN REFERENDUM, "NORMAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh told the Director on August 24 that President Chen understands U.S. concerns over pushing issues that touch on the question of Taiwan sovereignty, but he is under a "great deal" of domestic pressure to press forward with an initiative l [...] | 2007-08-28 00:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1963 | Big Taiwan State-owned Banks to Merge [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan announced a three-year plan to merge the operations of the three largest state-owned banks into one financial holding company. The world ranking of the new firm's banking unit will move up to 89th, and its market share in Taiwan will increase to 18%, well ahead of the next la [...] | 2007-08-28 06:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1967 | TAIWAN HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR [...] SUMMARY. Officials and foreign investors highlighted Taiwan's technology and financial sectors during AIT/W Trade and Commercial Programs Director Rick Ruzicka's August 13-17 visit to Taiwan. Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Chairwoman Ho emphasized Taiwan industry's high- [...] | 2007-08-28 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KIPR ELAB TW |
07TAIPEI197 | CHAIRMAN MA AND ADVISORS LONG-TERM PLANNING ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou has established a small group of advisors, including legislator Su Chi and several scholars, to discuss long-term KMT cross-Strait and foreign policy. According to one member of the group, Ma would pursue opening to the mainland if elected president in [...] | 2007-01-25 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1971 | DPP TONES DOWN CONTENT OF "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary: On August 27 the DPP completed a final draft of the "normal country" resolution that moderated some of the more controversial sovereignty and independence-related language contained in an earlier version put forward by DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. The resulting draft, portrayed i [...] | 2007-08-28 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI198 | DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON BLUE-GREEN [...] (C) Summary: DPP heavyweight Frank Hsieh, a contender for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, told the Director on January 22 that, as a moderate, he would work to create a more stable and harmonious political atmosphere if elected president. According to Hsieh's own current polling, wh [...] | 2007-01-25 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1989 | Taiwan - Another Insolvent Bank Under Receivership [...] SUMMARY: Bowa Bank has been put under receivership. After the announcement on August 10, a run on the bank by the depositors required the infusion of additional funds, but the run did not spread to other problem banks. The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) plans to auction the ba [...] | 2007-08-29 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1999 | U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that the cross-Strait military balance is increasingly favoring China. President Chen understands that U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation is essential to Taiwan's defense, Chiou added [...] | 2007-08-31 04:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI20 | A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE TAIPEI: TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE [...] (C) Summary: A group of younger KMT leaders are trying to encourage faltering KMT Chairman and presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou to exert greater leadership over the party, according to Taoyuan Magistrate and rising KMT star Eric Chu. They are also trying to convince Ma to increase KMT chanc [...] | 2007-01-04 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI200 | A VIEW FROM TAICHUNG: MAYOR HU ON ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on January 24 that the KMT's ability to remain unified will be the key to returning to power in 2008. Ma remains the KMT's best hope for retaking the presidency, but he faces tough challenges. LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has been p [...] | 2007-01-26 04:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TW PINR |
07TAIPEI2005 | AHOY, MATEY - BOOK PIRATES STILL IN TAIWAN [...] (U) By nearly all accounts textbook piracy is less rampant and less visible in Taiwan than it was in the 1990s, but it continues to be a problem. A recent survey found that over 50 of Taiwan's college students buy pirated books, but law enforcement officials, faculty and students say the scal [...] | 2007-08-31 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR TW |
07TAIPEI2011 | Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...] | 2007-08-31 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2014 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON UN REFERENDUM, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Hong Chi-chang told the Acting Director on August 30 that Taiwan clearly understands the US position on the UN referendum. Most people on Taiwan, nevertheless, believe the island has the right to be a normal member of the international commun [...] | 2007-08-31 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2033 | PROTEST TO AIT REGARDING TAIWAN UN BID REFERENDUM [...] During the small group demonstration outside AIT on Sept 4 (reftel),ADIR invited several Legislative Yuan and Taipei Council members (list provided below) to present their views inside AIT. Apart from reading their letters (translated below),several added their own views during the meeting. [...] | 2007-09-06 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO CH TW |
07TAIPEI2040 | FRANK HSIEH STEERING TOWARDS MAINSTREAM ON UN [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politicians remain determined to continue their support for President Chen Shui-bian's plan to hold a referendum on entering the UN under the name "Taiwan" despite recent strong U.S. opposition. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh publicly [...] | 2007-09-06 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI206 | NEW ECONOMIC OFFICIALS NAMED [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration named Hu Sheng- cheng Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman, Ho Mei-yueh Council for Economic Planning and Development Chairman (CEPD),and Tang Jinn-chuan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman. The appointments of Hu and Ho come after the previou [...] | 2007-01-26 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2071 | A Southern Perspective on the UN Referendum Issue [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent AIT/K meetings with Southern legislators, academics and party officials clearly indicate the referendum issue is not going to disappear before the presidential election concludes in March 2008. Politicians and academics agree that no one wants to damage the U.S.-Taiwan re [...] | 2007-09-10 03:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2074 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL BLAMES CHINA AND PUSHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with U.S. Senate Budget Committee Staff Director Scott Gudes and Staff Economist Daniel Brandt, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Vice Chairman Tung Chen-yuan laid out the Chen administration's position on cross-Strait relations. China threatens Taiwan militar [...] | 2007-09-10 03:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI2077 | IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 06:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO TW |
07TAIPEI2078 | TAIWAN UN REFERENDA: BLUE PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT was forced to float its own UN referendum to counterbalance the DPP version, and to deflect DPP accusations that the KMT does not "stand up" for Taiwan. The DPP UN referendum is an attempt to exploit the growing sense of "Taiwan identity," and KMT presidential candidate Ma [...] | 2007-09-10 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2084 | TSU CHAIRMAN HUANG ON PAN-GREEN COOPERATION, UN [...] (C) Summary: TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei told the Acting Director on September 7 that he currently has no plans to run in the 2008 presidential race despite recent public urging from grassroots supporters. Huang said the talks between the TSU and DPP to coordinate a strategy for the 2008 l [...] | 2007-09-10 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2094 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) In the run-up to Taiwan's 2008 presidential election, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh continue gradually to unveil their prospective cross-Strait economic and trade policies. Both Ma and Hsieh support general liberalization of cross-Strait economic relations in th [...] | 2007-09-12 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2095 | South Taiwan Early Take on 2008 Presidential and [...] (SBU) Summary: As the presidential election heats up, Southern academics, businesspeople and party officials all seem to believe it will be a difficult one for both the DPP and KMT. Party operatives in Kaohsiung City and Tainan City suggest that young voters are the key swing voters who can de [...] | 2007-09-12 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2112 | TAIWAN REACTION TO DAS CHRISTENSEN SPEECH: [...] (C) Summary: Following DAS Christensen's September 12 remarks, high-ranking DPP officials continue to insist that U.S. objections to the DPP UN referendum are the result of inadequate communication between Taipei and Washington. The referendum should continue, DPP proponents argue, because i [...] | 2007-09-13 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2116 | TAIWAN UN REFERENDUMS CHUGGING ALONG [...] (C) Summary: The ruling DPP and the opposition KMT cleared their referendums on UN participation through the Referendum Review Committee this summer and are now well into a signature collection drive to put their proposals to a public vote. Both parties have a six month period to collect a [...] | 2007-09-14 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2123 | AIT EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERNS BEFORE PRESIDENT [...] (S) In response to Ref A and after coordination with the Department, AIT Acting Director Robert Wang separately called Vice Premier Chiou I-Jen and NSC Secretary-General Mark Chen on Saturday morning, Sept 15, to inquire whether there would be any "surprises" in President Chen Shui-bian's spee [...] | 2007-09-17 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2130 | DUELING UN RALLIES: MOSTLY SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and KMT on September 15 hosted competing rallies in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, that aimed to promote Taiwan's entry into the UN and their party's separate UN referenda. Led by all the DPP's top leaders, the party faithful turned out in moderate numbers to [...] | 2007-09-17 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2139 | TAIWAN MOFA RESPONSE TO UN DEBATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed reftel demarche on UN Taiwan debate to MOFA on Sept 19 (AIT Director's separate presentation to Vice Premier Chiou I-jen reported septel). MOFA told AIT that Taiwan is hoping the General Committee (GC) Chairman will be able to arrange an open GC debate on the Taiwan [...] | 2007-09-19 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW |
07TAIPEI214 | TAIWAN-NICARAGUA RELATIONS: BUSINESS SAVES THE DAY? [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Consul General Armando Boza is cautiously optimistic about the future of Taiwan-Nicaragua relations, predicting that Managua will probably maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei for at least another year. Despite making a pre-election pledge to switch recognition to Be [...] | 2007-01-29 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2141 | VICE PREMIER CHIOU I-JEN ON UN REFERENDUM AND PORK [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Young met with Vice Premier Chiou I-jen on September 19 to urge that Taiwan take further measures to avoid disruption of U.S. pork imports. The Director also delivered reftel points on U.S. position regarding Taiwan's UNGA activities and discussed the negative impac [...] | 2007-09-19 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI215 | PRESIDENT CHEN REPEATS FAMILIAR POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with CNN broadcast on January 27, President Chen Shui-bian reiterated familiar positions about Taiwan being "an independent, sovereign country" as well as his commitment to defend "the peaceful status quo" across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's territory and sovere [...] | 2007-01-29 11:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2151 | KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on September 20 that the KMT's UN referendum was politically necessary to counter the DPP's referendum proposal. KMT flexibility on nomenclature reflected the fact that Taiwan had joined several international organizations [...] | 2007-09-20 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2162 | TAIWAN REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR "LIMITED" DEBATE IN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Acting Foreign Minister Yang Tzu-pao called in the Director on September 21 to request U.S. support for a "limited" debate on the Taiwan issue in UNGA. Yang asserted that "closing" the debate to a two-plus-two format during the September 18 GC meeting was not "friendly" t [...] | 2007-09-21 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW |
07TAIPEI2178 | FOLLOWING DPP INDICTMENTS, A POLICY STRUGGLE PLAYS [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and NSC Secretary General Mark Chen were indicted for corruption for embezzling special allowances made available to senior officials. DPP presidential and vice presidential candidates Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng [...] | 2007-09-24 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2191 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director briefed DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh September 25 on his recent consultations in Washington, stressing the importance that Taiwan avoid unnecessary, election-driven moves that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Hsieh said that while he supports the DPP's [...] | 2007-09-26 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2193 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 26 meeting with the Director, KMT Vice Presidential candidate Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang) previewed his October 3-5 visit to Washington, where he will articlulate KMT plans for Taiwan to play a "moderate and positive" regional role if they return to power next y [...] | 2007-09-26 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PINR TW CH |
07TAIPEI2206 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ANNUAL BUDGET, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on September 27 that he hopes the LY will pass the 2008 annual budget before the current session ends around mid-December. Wang predicted the 2008 budget will include defense spending equivalent to 3 percent of GD [...] | 2007-09-27 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2207 | PRESIDENT CHEN HOPES U.S. WILL NOTICE HIS EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: At President Chen's direction, Vice Premier Chiou I-jen passed a message for Washington to the Director on September 26. Taiwan appreciates President Bush's favorable mention of Taiwan's democracy at the recent APEC meeting and the U.S. decision to make no public statement at th [...] | 2007-09-27 11:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI221 | Taiwan 2007 Economic Outlook [...] Consumer debt problems dampened consumption and excess manufacturing capacity reduced investment, but strong export growth still produced 4.4% real GDP growth in Taiwan in 2006. Export growth slowed in Q4 as higher interest rates reduced demand in major export markets. Economic growth in 200 [...] | 2007-01-30 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2242 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON NORMAL COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on September 28 that he hopes the U.S. has taken note of President Chen's efforts to "tone down" the radical rhetoric of the DPP's "Normal Country" resolution. The Director responded that the "toned-down" version is also not helpf [...] | 2007-10-01 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2244 | DPP PASSES SLIGHTLY LESS RADICAL "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary. A contentious DPP party congress on Sunday passed the less radical version of the "normal country" resolution that President Chen mediated last week, which pledges a non-specific "rectification" of the name Taiwan. Deep-Green supporters of former-DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun mounted [...] | 2007-10-01 11:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2257 | Taiwan Pharmaceuticals - Mixed Progress on Standard [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 22:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI227 | TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON TIFA AND [...] (C) Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen reminded AIT Director January 26 his major goal is a bilateral FTA, but he is more than willing to pursue a robust TIFA agenda in the nearer term. He promised some points on the Bilateral Investment Agreement in a few days, welcomed our decision to [...] | 2007-01-30 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR TW EINV |
07TAIPEI2274 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen to avoid further unnecessary steps in the remaining months of his term that that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Yeh said Chen and preside [...] | 2007-10-03 10:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2279 | TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...] | 2007-10-04 05:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2283 | KMT ECONOMIC PLATFORM STRESSES DOMESTIC GROWTH [...] (U) This cable is one of a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 3 meeting with AIT economic chief, Ma Ying-jeou advisor Yun-Peng Chu previewed the KMT presidential candidate's economic platform, which will target Taiwan [...] | 2007-10-04 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2284 | U.S. TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the first visit of U.S. Treasury officials to Taiwan in more than two years, East Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Taiwan Desk Officer TT Yang met with a variety of Taiwan financial sector authorities, economists, and U.S. and local business people. Business people and econom [...] | 2007-10-04 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2285 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang on October 3, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen and the DPP to avoid further "surprises" beyond the UN referendum between now and next May, when President Chen steps down. Su said Chen selecte [...] | 2007-10-04 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2289 | Taipei Economic Brief for September 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected September 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Economic statistics show better than expected performance and potential job growth....Biggest share of next year's government budget goes to defense and deficit expected to shrink significantly....The Central B [...] | 2007-10-05 06:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI229 | MTAG: EXBS IN TAIWAN [...] Summary: In the first of 12 courses arranged by ISN/ECC, a team of five instructors presented the Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) training course "Advanced License Processing II" to about 50 Taiwan officials January 22-26. The instructors praised the Taiwan officials' active partici [...] | 2007-01-31 01:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC TW ETRD WCO |
07TAIPEI2295 | DPP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR OUTLINES "TAIWAN-CENTRIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 5 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP economic policy advisor Kenneth Lin (Lin Shiang-kai) said stimulating domestic investment is the key to reviving [...] | 2007-10-05 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2296 | KMT TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON REFERENDA, KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin told the Director on October 4 that KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's campaign was "getting better," and that Ma's long-stay program was a continuing success. The presidential election will be close because 90 percent of Taiwan's voters have [...] | 2007-10-05 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2301 | Ma Ying-jeou's "Long Stay" Campaign in Southern Taiwan: [...] (U) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's "long stay" campaign strategy appears to be having a positive effect in south Taiwan, as indicated by recent opinion polls showing his approval rating increased by 5 percent following his recent long stay effort. Southern DPP party operat [...] | 2007-10-09 02:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2302 | TYPHOON KROSA CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TAIWAN [...] Summary. Typhoon Krosa, which hit Taiwan October 6-7, was the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in years. It caused significant damage, yet Taiwan is quickly getting back to normal. No Amcits deaths or injuries were reported. 2. Typhoon Krosa, packing winds from 162 km/hr to 200 km/hr a [...] | 2007-10-09 06:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AEMR TSPL SENV ECON TPHY EAGR TW |
07TAIPEI2303 | IS TAIWAN FAVORING EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent years, the New Taiwan Dollar (NT) has been one of the weakest performers in Asia vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, and capital outflows for portfolio investment have increased dramatically. Taiwan's central bank appears to have adopted an informal policy to bolster the NT by d [...] | 2007-10-09 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2312 | PARTISAN POLITICS AND POSTURING CLOUD NATIONAL DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's October 10 National Day celebrations, including a speech by President Chen to senior officials, had a partisan slant but produced no major "surprises." In his speech, President Chen highlighted the recent application to the UN under the name "Taiwan" and the importan [...] | 2007-10-11 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2313 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S/NF) Summary. AIT Director met with Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee to discuss a range of issues on October 9, on the eve of the National Day celebrations. Subjects discussed included military participation and possible HF-IIE in the National Day parade, 2008 defense budget, Taiwan's request [...] | 2007-10-11 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV TW MASS |
07TAIPEI2323 | PRESIDENT CHEN RESUMES PARTY HELM, FRANK HSIEH [...] (C) Summary: President Chen announced on October 11 his resumption of the DPP chairmanship, succeeding Yu Shyi-kun, who resigned following his indictment as well as the rejection of Yu's radical language for the "Normal Country" Resolution at the September 30 party congress (ref B). On Octob [...] | 2007-10-12 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2326 | TAIWAN PHARMA: LITTLE DOMESTIC SUPPORT FOR PRICE REFORMS [...] (SBU) Taiwan implemented its National Health Insurance (NHI) system in 1995, and its health-care system comprises six large public medical centers, 16 large privately-owned medical centers, and 417 regional and district hospitals. U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers' current top reform prioritie [...] | 2007-10-15 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI2333 | TAIWAN ANALYST COMMENTS ON PRC REACTION TO DPP UN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan cross-Strait expert Lin Chong-pin told AIT that he assesses the PRC as very unlikely to "overreact" to the ruling DPP's UN referendum. He acknowledged, however, that Beijing is exerting direct and indirect pressures on Taiwan authorities in opposition to DPP the referend [...] | 2007-10-15 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2336 | LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...] | 2007-10-16 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH |
07TAIPEI2340 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON HU SPEECH, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman Hong told the Acting Director on October 16 that Chinese President Hu Jintao showed "moderation" and "restraint" in his remarks on Taiwan at the Party Congress given recent tensions across the Strait. Hong emphasized that the "peace agreement" overture was a positi [...] | 2007-10-16 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2343 | MIXED REACTIONS TO PRC PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S 17TH [...] (C) Summary: In response to PRC President Hu Jintao's proposal to negotiate a cross-Strait peace agreement (reftel),Taiwan's DPP government argues that such an agreement is impossible so long as Beijing insists that Taipei accept its "one China principle." While comments by most DPP leaders [...] | 2007-10-16 12:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2346 | The Changing Face of Voter Manipulation and Under-the-table [...] (SBU) Summary. Southerners have differing expectations of the impact the new "single-member district, two-vote" election system will have on Taiwan politics when it commences in the January 2007 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections. One political leader told AIT/K that he believes it will make el [...] | 2007-10-17 07:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2347 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES HU JINTAO [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Chen Min-tong acknowledged to AIT that PRC President Hu Jintao's October 15 CCP Party Congress statement was somewhat more conciliatory than previous statements on Taiwan. He speculated, however, that this "softer" message was intended a [...] | 2007-10-17 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2351 | MA ECONOMIC PLAN ADDRESSES IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 16 meeting with AIT economic chief, KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) member Su Chi said he is advising presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on how to address the pr [...] | 2007-10-18 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2360 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN TAIWAN--AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed power in 2000, its platform included a strong commitment to protecting the environment. This commitment has over the years been diluted by the way environmental policy has been interpreted, especially in view of the way the [...] | 2007-10-18 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV SOCI ECON TW |
07TAIPEI2361 | WILL NEW CHINA AIRLINES CHAIRMAN CHANGE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. China Airlines (CAL) President Ringo Chao was appointed Chairman of the Board on October 2, possibly because of the August 20 CAL airplane fire (reftel). Chao replaced CAL's Executive Vice President in charge of maintenance (a protg of Chao's predecessor) but has not made othe [...] | 2007-10-18 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAIR ETRD PINR PREL TW JA |
07TAIPEI2379 | DPP and KMT Preparing for Possible Kaohsiung Mayoral [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch reportedly will announce its final ruling on November 16 on Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's appeal against the District Court's earlier judgment that nullified the results of the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (reftel c). While a loca [...] | 2007-10-23 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2382 | USTR/USDA BEEF DELEGATION PRESSES TAIWAN ON BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During October 17-19 meetings with a range of senior Taiwan officials and industry representatives, a USTR/USDA beef trade delegation led by USTR Special Envoy Ambassador Richard Crowder stressed the importance of rapid Taiwan action in following the science-based guidelines of [...] | 2007-10-23 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2387 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI'S TAIWAN SOLIDARITY [...] (C) Summary: Lee Teng-hui's small Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) faces a "life and death" struggle for survival in the January 2008 legislative elections as a result of the halving of the legislature and the shift from multiple- to single-representative districts. The TSU hopes President Che [...] | 2007-10-24 06:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2399 | HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...] | 2007-10-26 00:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI24 | TAIWAN HOG FARMERS FACE ECONOMIC STRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's hog industry is facing a severe cost/price squeeze that may force some restructuring of this key sector. The recent escalation of U.S. corn prices, combined with an oversupply of hogs on the local market, are the principal factors behind the economic stress. Hog produ [...] | 2007-01-05 03:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI240 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH NEW TAIPEI MAYOR HAU [...] (C) Summary: Recently-elected Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin intends to focus the first six months of his term demonstrating to the public that his administration is clean, competent, and committed to serving the public. Hau will concentrate on bread-and-butter issues, including the environment, [...] | 2007-01-31 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2406 | AIT DIRECTOR'S LUNCH WITH JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. During an October 25 lunch with my counterpart, Japanese Rep Tadashi Ikeda, he reported on an October 19 dinner with President Chen Shui-bian and an upcoming visit to Japan by KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. Ikeda also made it clear that while Japan will maintain nomin [...] | 2007-10-26 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2407 | MA ECONOMIC ADVISOR TOUTS OPENNESS AND "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 25 meeting, Ma Ying-jeou economic policy advisor Steve Hsieh (Xiang-chuan) cited jobs as Taiwan voters' single biggest concern, especially in the South, and advo [...] | 2007-10-26 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2408 | TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET MOVES ONE STEP FORWARD: [...] (C) Summary. A Legislative Yuan (LY) joint committee has approved the 2008 defense budget and sent it to the full LY for action. The approved defense weapons systems include PAC-2 upgrades, PAC-3 missiles, P-3C aircraft, diesel submarines, and F-16 fighters, while reducing funds for Taiwan' [...] | 2007-10-26 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP CH TW |
07TAIPEI2416 | TAICHUNG MAYOR HU ON TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on October 26 that he is confident the KMT will win the 2008 presidential election. Hu said KMT election strategy is to ignore DPP candidate Frank Hsieh and cast the election as a referendum on President Chen Shui-bian's tenure in [...] | 2007-10-30 04:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2419 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Director and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh discussed the UN referendum, U.S.-Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, and the presidential election campaign in a meeting at Hsieh's headquarters on October 29. The Director stressed the need to avoid further problems and to take steps t [...] | 2007-10-30 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2427 | KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou discussed the presidential campaign, cross-Strait relations, the UN referendum, defense budget issues and U.S.-Taiwan relations during a meeting with the Director at Ma's campaign headquarters on October 30. Ma said he plans to continue his [...] | 2007-10-31 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2430 | Taipei Economic Brief for October 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected October 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan enjoyed economic expansion, increased investment, but faced inflationary pressure...Export orders moving to new high in 2007... Taiwan's semiconductor sector passes U.S. in production capacity...Non-electr [...] | 2007-11-01 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2434 | BLUE AND GREEN ACADEMICS ON CROSS-STRAIT, [...] (C) Beijing is deeply suspicious of President Chen, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh and other "Taiwanese" leaders, but would try to work with Hsieh if he wins the presidency, a group of academics told the Director October 29. They claimed President Chen is promoting the DPP UN refere [...] | 2007-11-02 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI244 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENTREPRENEUR EXPLAINS TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang told the AIT Director on January 30 that Taiwan semiconductor firms will keep their global competitive advantage of cost-effective production. He commented that Chinese competitors in the industry will not be the threat to Taiwan firm [...] | 2007-01-31 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2442 | Taiwan IPR: Some Progress on Compulsory Licensing [...] (SBU) Responding in part to U.S. concerns, Taiwan has shown some progress on compulsory licensing, a practice whereby one company can request that the authorities force a rights-holder to grant the company a license for its patented product, often at a below-market rate. In one promising devel [...] | 2007-11-05 22:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI2444 | KMT ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEES SIGNS OF NARROWING [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Chen Tai-jy, an academic who informally advises KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on economic policy, believes both presidential candidates have yet to articul [...] | 2007-11-06 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2445 | TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN WHO AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations DG David Lin requested a meeting with AIT to discuss access problems Taiwan is experiencing with WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHRs). In September, WHO sent a warning on tainted [...] | 2007-11-06 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMED ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON WHO CH TW |
07TAIPEI2450 | Taiwan Banks Hold US$2.4 Billion in Sub-prime and SIV [...] Summary. Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission disclosed that as of October 25, Taiwan banks held about US$2.4 billion in sub-prime related products and structured investment vehicles (SIVs). This represents about 3% of the sector's portfolio assets. The FSC says banks can cover any pote [...] | 2007-11-06 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2452 | DIRECTOR'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Director, Stephen Young, met with the Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu to discuss the defense budget, the Director's recent visit to PACOM, F-16, SECDEF's visit to China, and Taiwan's missile program. Present at the meeting were Director Young, Deputy Director Bob Wang, [...] | 2007-11-06 22:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV TW MASS |
07TAIPEI2459 | FM HUANG ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang expressed general confidence over the state of Taiwan's relations with its 24 remaining diplomatic allies, which bear watching but evidence no major changes in the near term. At the same time, he expressed concern that Beijing might try to spring a surprise i [...] | 2007-11-08 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI246 | CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - AVIATION (PART 2 OF 2) [...] (C) Summary: The lack of direct air links between Taiwan and the Mainland causes considerable harm to Taiwan's economy. Inconvenient passenger routes change how Taiwan businessmen and foreign investors do business. More expensive air cargo makes Taiwan exporters less competitive. Direct air [...] | 2007-02-01 02:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH |
07TAIPEI2461 | HSIEH OUTLINES A PRAGMATIC ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a November 8 presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) balanced an emphasis on Taiwan's underlying "sovereignty" with an espousal of greater economic openness. He called for strengthening the manufactu [...] | 2007-11-08 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2462 | INVASIVE SPECIES FLOOD TAIWAN RIVERS AND LAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see paragraph 9. Taiwan, an island 160 kilometers off the coast of China, has been home to unique flora and fauna. Distance from the mainland has managed to preserve many of its endemic species from foreign invasion, although that situation is under th [...] | 2007-11-09 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON TW |
07TAIPEI2470 | DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...] | 2007-11-13 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2471 | DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...] | 2007-11-13 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2492 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON [...] (C) Summary: KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew told the Director November 9 the KMT presidential campaign strategy is to try to neutralize the "Taiwan identity" issue by convincing voters that the KMT has embraced it to the same extent as the DPP. The hope is that voters will then d [...] | 2007-11-15 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2498 | Taiwan Pharma: Patent Linkage Going Nowhere [...] (SBU) Taiwan lacks a patent-linkage notification requirement and allows generic-drug licensing before patent expiry, practices that foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers claim allow local generic drug makers to infringe on patent-holders' rights and, in some cases, result in the Bureau of Nation [...] | 2007-11-19 07:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI25 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT: TAIWAN ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On December 29, 2006, Taiwan announced that semiconductor manufacturers could apply for permission to produce chips with 0.18-micron feature size in the PRC. The move comes after years of lobbying from Taiwan firms. More delays are possible before any firms are actually approved [...] | 2007-01-05 04:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2501 | High Court Rules on Kaohsiung Mayor -- Chen Chun Stays [...] (SBU) Summary. At 4 p.m. on November 16, the Taiwan High Court, Kaohsiung Branch, rejected a District Court ruling which had nullified the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election (refs B and D). DPP Mayor Chen Chu will, thus, retain her mayoral seat. In a related suit, the High Court upheld [...] | 2007-11-19 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2502 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON COMPETING UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director November 14 that China now understands better why the KMT had to launch its own referendum to remain competitive in next year's presidential race. Kuan, echoing others in the KMT, predicted low voter turnout and high thresholds [...] | 2007-11-19 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2503 | DPP-CONTROLLED CEC DECISION ON REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The DPP-majority CEC decided on November 16 to adopt a "one-step" voting process that allows voters to pick up and cast ballots simultaneously for the legislative election races and two national referenda on January 12, 2008. In a press conference immediately following the de [...] | 2007-11-19 23:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2505 | TAIWAN ENJOYS STRONG FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan attracted roughly $24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2006 and the first nine months of 2007, adding to a total of nearly U.S. $89 billion in cumulative FDI since 1952. Taiwan's attractiveness as an international mergers and acquisitions destination is based [...] | 2007-11-20 07:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2511 | CANDIDATES COMPETE TO SURVIVE UNDER NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan will introduce a radically revamped legislative election system in 2008, halving the number of legislators and establishing 73 new election districts with single representatives. The new system will also include 6 seats reserved for aborigines and 34 at large party-list [...] | 2007-11-20 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2516 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on November 20 that the KMT has almost completely absorbed its Pan-Blue ally, the PFP, which will have only three candidates under its banner in the next LY election. Wang seemed neither pleased nor surprised by his number-one spot o [...] | 2007-11-21 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2517 | BATTLE FOR LEGISLATIVE SEATS HEATS UP AS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's January 2008 legislative election season officially kicked off with the close of candidate registration on November 20. Nearly 300 candidates have registered to run for 73 district and 6 aborigine seats. Another 132 candidates have registered to represent their parties [...] | 2007-11-21 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2518 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan stressed to the Director on November 20 that, regardless of the outcome, President Chen Shui-bian will produce no "surprises" between the presidential election next March and the inauguration of the new president in May. Yeh said [...] | 2007-11-21 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2522 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and former TECRO representative Stephen Chen (Hsi-fan) at Lien's office on November 21. Observing that China's military buildup hurts the KMT at the polls, Lien suggested China could earn enormous goodwill in Taiwan (and help [...] | 2007-11-23 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2525 | Taiwan Banks - Too Much Money but Low Profits [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's banking system is stable but anemic, financial analysts and local U.S. bank representatives told officials from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. The banking sector faces low profitability and too much competition. Taiwan's large banks have excess liquidity du [...] | 2007-11-26 02:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI253 | Taipei Economic Brief for January 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected January 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance in 2006; --Science-based Industrial Parks; --PRC Tourists to Taiwan's High-Tech Centers; --Major Investment Projects; --China Rebar Pacific Group Collapse; --Problem Banks Taken Over; --Transfer o [...] | 2007-02-01 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2537 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHIANG PIN-KUNG ON MA'S JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on November 26, KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, a senior advisor to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, asserted that Ma was able to convince Japanese leaders during his recent trip that he is not "anti-Japan" and seeks to expand bilat [...] | 2007-11-28 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA TW |
07TAIPEI2543 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON UN REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on November 27, former President Lee Teng-hui criticized the DPP for playing an "election game" with its UN referendum, which he characterized as "empty and meaningless." Lee dismissed the "1992 consensus" and "one China, separate interpretations" a [...] | 2007-11-29 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA CH TW |
07TAIPEI2545 | HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...] | 2007-11-30 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2547 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou met with the Director on November 29 to discuss upcoming legislative and presidential elections and election disputes. While Ma said he was not worried about President Chen's loose talk of martial law earlier this week, he is concerned th [...] | 2007-11-30 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2551 | BIOTECH IN TAIWAN: THE ECONOMY'S NEXT GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the 1970s and 80s, official funding and support fostered a Taiwan high technology IT sector that now ranks among the world's most competitive. With the mainland and other low-cost producers offering increased competition, Taiwan authorities have identified biotechnology as a [...] | 2007-12-03 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD ECON EINV TW |
07TAIPEI2558 | Taipei Economic Brief for November 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected November 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Unexpected export boom raises Taiwan's 2007 real GDP growth forecast by nearly 1%....Less optimism for growth in 2008.... Blame typhoons for pushing inflation to a temporary 14-year high....Taiwan sets a goal to [...] | 2007-12-04 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON SENV TW |
07TAIPEI257 | KMT'S CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE: ECONOMICS NOW, [...] (C) Summary: The KMT plans to continue focusing on economic issues in its engagement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the near term, hoping to benefit politically by serving as an intermediary between Taiwan's business and agricultural interests and Beijing. If KMT Chairman Ma wins [...] | 2007-02-01 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2588 | BURGHARDT VISIT: KMT PRESID. CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, AIT Chairman Burghardt delivered a personal message from Secretary Rice to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. The U.S. respects and supports Taiwan's continued democratic development, which has been made possible by U.S. efforts to foster cross-Strait stabili [...] | 2007-12-11 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2590 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh on December 10 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP-proposed UN referendum will pass on March 22, because a majority of the people on Taiwan support greater participation in international organizations. Hsieh said he [...] | 2007-12-11 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2591 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary. In response to AIT Chairman Burghardt's expression of serious U.S. concern over the ruling DPP's UN referendum in their December 10 meeting, Foreign Minister James Huang insisted the referendum would not actually change anything. Explaining that he was carrying messages from Pr [...] | 2007-12-11 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2592 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: DPP FIGHTS TO DEFINE [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming 2008 presidential election, the DPP hopes to duplicate the come-from behind victory it engineered in 2004 by again campaigning on the national identity issue. Following President Chen's reelection victory in 2004, the DPP stumbled badly in the 2005 local election [...] | 2007-12-11 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2596 | CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S DECEMBER 7 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION. In separate December 7 meetings with Taiwan's Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D - American Samoa),Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, stressed U.S. i [...] | 2007-12-12 00:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV TW |
07TAIPEI2607 | SPELMAN VISIT: KMT LEGISLATOR SU CHI ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator and defense policy advisor Su Chi told Acting EAP/TC Director Douglas Spelman on December 11 that the Legislative Yuan (LY) Defense Committee would authorize significant spending for F-16's, PAC-III's, helicopters, and a submarine exploratory committee. Su expresse [...] | 2007-12-14 01:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2611 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just four weeks to go before Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the ruling DPP appears to have the upper hand in most districts of southern Taiwan, except for Taitung and Penghu Counties. With a halving of the legislature and a reduction in the size of most electi [...] | 2007-12-14 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2617 | LY ELECTION PREVIEW: THE BATTLE FOR CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, a swing region between the Blue north and the Green south, is shaping up as the key battleground in the KMT-DPP competition for seats in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, 2008. Although the KMT enjoys an overall advantage, controlling four of th [...] | 2007-12-18 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2626 | TAIWAN: AIT DIRECTOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary. During a December 18 meeting with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen, the Director raised the U.S. proposal calling on Taiwan to lift all remaining restrictions on beef. He noted that in recent discussions with the Vice Premier, he had received indications that Taiwan may [...] | 2007-12-19 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2627 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE [...] (S/NF) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with Minister of Defense Lee Tien-yu December 19th to discuss PRC's proposed air route in the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan's defense budget. Also present at the meeting were Col Tony Chow (LAS),and Tony Hu (TECH). Taiwan atten [...] | 2007-12-19 11:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV TW MASS |
07TAIPEI2628 | SQUABBLE OVER VOTING PROCEDURES; PROSPECTS FOR DPP [...] (C) Summary: The DPP central government and KMT local governments continue to argue over the procedures to be used for voting in legislative elections and two referenda on January 12. The KMT fears that the DPP's "one-step" procedure, under which voters cast election and referendum ballots a [...] | 2007-12-19 22:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2632 | TIP UPDATE: TAIWAN MAINTAINS ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan continues to make progress in its fight against human trafficking. The Taiwan authorities and local NGOs co-sponsored three separate TIP conferences over the past month. The Legislative Yuan (LY) amended the Immigration Law to provide additional protections for traffickin [...] | 2007-12-20 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW |
07TAIPEI2633 | DIRECTOR,S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (S/NF) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Stephen Young met with National Security Council Secretary General Mark Chen Tang-shan on 20 December 2007 to discuss the PRC's proposed civilian air corridor in the Taiwan Strait. Also present at the meeting was AIT Liaison Affairs Chief COL [...] | 2007-12-20 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV TW MASS |
07TAIPEI2654 | CAMPAIGN "DIRTY TRICKS;" THE KMT ASKS: "WHAT CAN THE DPP DO [...] (SBU) In southern Taiwan the greatest fear of the ruling DPP is always that its supporters will not come out to vote on election day due to apathy or disillusionment with the party. Conversely, the biggest fear of the KMT is that the DPP will launch a last-minute "surprise" to bring its voter [...] | 2007-12-28 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2655 | TAIWAN HIGH COURT CLEARS KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Taiwan High Court on December 28 cleared KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on all charges of corruption and breach of trust in an appeals case. This case involved Ma's use of a special mayoral allowance during his term as Taipei City Mayor from 1998 to 2006. Indicted on Februa [...] | 2007-12-28 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2656 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT HOPES FOR BIG [...] (C) Summary: With two weeks to go before the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the KMT appears likely to win at least 7 and probably more of the 10 seats in the three counties and one city of Blue stronghold northwestern Taiwan. Traditionally, the KMT receives strong support from ethnic Hakkas, [...] | 2007-12-28 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2660 | KUOMINTANG YIELDS IN DISPUTE OVER REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) The Kuomintang (KMT) announced on December 29 that it would accept the DPP-controlled Central Election Commission's (CEC) plan for "one-step" voting in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections and two referenda on January 12. This ends an emotional six-week dispute over voting procedures b [...] | 2007-12-31 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI267 | TAIWAN 2006 INVESTMENT IN CHINA REACHES NEW HIGH [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan and PRC official data for planned Taiwan investment in Mainland China both reached new highs in 2006. Taiwan's approved investment in China grew 27.2 percent from 2005 to US$7.64 billion. The rise was due to a dramatic increase in the size of investment projects. End su [...] | 2007-02-02 05:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON TW CH |
07TAIPEI270 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered Ref A demarche and Ref B recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 31 and February 1. Su's preliminary investigation into Ref A revealed that Roundtop has not made any exports to either Iran [...] | 2007-02-02 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
07TAIPEI271 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS COULD START IN MAY [...] (C) The airline executive who nominally represents Taiwan in cross-Strait discussions on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights told AIT that nearly all outstanding technical issues had been resolved. However, he is not sure how the timing of an announcement will be affected by ongoing d [...] | 2007-02-02 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI273 | Recount Ordered in Kaohsiung Mayoral Election [...] Summary: Kaohsiung District Court judges have decided to accept defeated KMT mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying's request to recount the ballots for the 2006 Kaohsiung City mayoral election. The recount will start on March 12 and conclude on March 19. Huang has been asked to submit a $136,363 [...] | 2007-02-02 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI275 | KMT VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON KMT POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) expected to win the Kaohsiung mayoral race, and attributes the loss to underhanded DPP tactics on the eve of the election. Some KMT view the loss as a blessing, however, because it revealed that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's personal charisma isn't enough to w [...] | 2007-02-02 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI28 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA SINGS THE BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The opposition KMT's poorer than expected performance in key mayoral elections on December 9 was a minor setback for KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, giving critics an opening to raise doubts about his leadership and ability to appeal to Taiwan's southern voters. The KMT kept control [...] | 2007-01-05 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PINR |
07TAIPEI297 | MAC OFFICIAL DESCRIBES EXPANDED CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: According to a Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) senior official, there has been a marked improvement in the cross-Strait dialogue since 2005. He credited U.S. pressure on Beijing in part for a change in Beijing's willingness to work with the Chen administration. The MAC of [...] | 2007-02-07 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECON TW CH |
07TAIPEI30 | Taipei Economic Brief for December 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected December 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Export Growth Slows in Q4; --Problem Bank Taken over; --10% Growth in Manufacturing Sales in Q3; --Exports of LCD Monitors Surges; --Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Continues to Grow; --Semiconductor China Investment Pr [...] | 2007-01-05 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI301 | LIBYANS WANT ACCESS TO TAIWAN SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu (strict protect) told ESTH officer Feb. 5 that NSPO (and other agencies) was very concerned about the future of the remote sensing Cyclops project. He cited the recent PRC anti-satellite test and asked that satellite tra [...] | 2007-02-07 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW |
07TAIPEI302 | FORMER ACTING KAOHSIUNG MAYOR YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on February 6 that President Chen retains a fair, though limited, amount of influence over the DPP. Weakened by a series of corruption scandals that engulfed his family and the Presidential Office last year, Chen nevert [...] | 2007-02-07 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI307 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases of possible export control violations to Justice offic [...] | 2007-02-08 03:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
07TAIPEI308 | Two State-Owned Enterprises to Drop "China" from Name [...] (U) Summary: Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) announced on February 1 that they would change their names to "CPC, Taiwan" and CSBC, Taiwan." CPC and CSBC have estimated the cost of the change at US$2 million and US$600,000, respectively. They are t [...] | 2007-02-08 05:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EWWT PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI309 | PRC Announces Protection For Taiwan Geographic Indicators [...] (U) Summary: For the first time, the PRC's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) announced that it would take action to protect certain Taiwan geographic indicators. End summary. 2. (U) The PRC's SAIC announced on January 16 that it would cancel any trademark registrations b [...] | 2007-02-08 05:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CH TW |
07TAIPEI318 | PRACTICAL CONCERNS, DISTRUST PREVENT PAN-BLUE UNITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 22, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong signed a four-part agreement formalizing an alliance between the two parties. While Ma would probably prefer to let Soong and his party fade into obscurity, he can't do so with [...] | 2007-02-08 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI325 | TAIWAN NAME RECTIFICATION HITS POSTAGE STAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chen announced February 8 that Taiwan's state-owned Chunghwa Post Co. would change its name to Taiwan Post Co. It will also change its postage stamps to read "Taiwan" instead of "Republic of China." A Chunghwa Post official told AIT that this will require Taiwan to r [...] | 2007-02-09 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI326 | TAIWAN FOREIGN VICE MINISTER ON SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary: Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Chang Siao-yue met with the Deputy Director on February 8 to discuss her recent trip to Australia and the Solomon Islands. She characterized Australian concerns about Taiwan's law enforcement training program with the SI as a "misunderstand [...] | 2007-02-12 01:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI335 | Taiwan Central Bank Changes Name [...] As part of Taiwan's campaign of name rectification (reftel),on February 10, Taiwan's central bank changed the English name on its website (http://www.cbc.gov.tw) by dropping "China." Its Chinese name remains unchanged as "Zhongyang Yinhang." Its old and new English names follow: Old Name [...] | 2007-02-12 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI336 | Taiwan Merges Two State-owned Banks [...] Two state-owned enterprises, including the largest bank in Taiwan, will merge in July 2007. The new entity will be Taiwan's largest financial holding company and its banking unit will have over 10% market share. END SUMMARY. Two State-owned Enterprises --------------------------- 2. [...] | 2007-02-12 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI356 | KMT MA YING-JEOU SADDLED WITH INDICTMENT, STILL [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou was formally indicted for corruption. Prosecutors charged Ma with unlawfully pocketing more than NT $10 million in mayoral office funds during his eight-year stint as Taipei mayor. In a follow-up press conference, Ma disputed the charges, [...] | 2007-02-13 11:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI376 | KMT LEADERS LIEN CHAN, WANG JIN-PYNG COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on February 12, before KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's indictment, KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan suggested that someone other than Ma might get the KMT 2008 presidential nomination if Ma were indicted. Lien predicted that if the KMT regains power in 20 [...] | 2007-02-14 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI378 | BIGGEST TAIWAN INVESTOR IN PRC SUSPICIOUS OF [...] (C) Summary: Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou expressed to the Director on February 14 reservations about the effects of democracy on economic performance, criticizing corruption in village-level elections in China and praising China's Communist Party leaders as concerned primarily with the in [...] | 2007-02-15 00:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI403 | Taiwan Determined to Prevent PRC-Linked Investor from [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, the boards of two state-controlled shipping companies, Taiwan Navigation and Yang Ming Marine, voted to swap stocks in order to prevent privately held Chinese Maritime Transport from taking control of Taiwan Navigation's board. Chinese Maritime's chairman has clos [...] | 2007-02-16 06:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI406 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON: LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
07TAIPEI407 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - SOARING PROFITS [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's semiconductor industry showed strong growth in 2006 at 23 percent overall. The top producers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) averaged growth of 74 percent. Taiwan may overtake South Korea as the largest supplier of DRAM this year. Taiwan contract chip manufactur [...] | 2007-02-16 07:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC TW |
07TAIPEI409 | Taiwan Banking Sector Update [...] This report covers the 42 Taiwan banks, 28 credit coops, and 278 Farmers/Fishermen Association (FA) credt departments which constitute Taiwan's banking sector. In 2006, delinquent credit/cash card debt eroded profitability of Taiwan banks which, nevertheless, remained relatively healthy in te [...] | 2007-02-16 07:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI413 | CODEL CHABOT TAIWAN VISIT: MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with Taiwan leaders on February 21, Congressman Steve Chabot urged Taiwan to approve its 2007 defense budget as soon as possible and pledged the U.S. will continue to be a strong friend of Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Mainland A [...] | 2007-02-23 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR CH TW |
07TAIPEI422 | MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON (RETRANS FROM 2/14) [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A export license recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 13. During the meeting, Su noted a problem with the scheduled dates for the next EXBS training (ref B) and asked if the training [...] | 2007-02-26 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
07TAIPEI434 | TAIPEI COUNTY MAGISTRATE CHOU HSI-WEI ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting with the Director on February 15, Taipei County Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei (KMT) suggested that friction between former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other pan-Blue leaders stemmed from Ma's failure to treat them with sufficient "respect." Shy by natu [...] | 2007-02-26 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI46 | BROKEN OIL TANKER FOULS TAIWAN EAST COAST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 24, the 23,000 ton Maltese registry oil tanker Tzini lost power and ran aground on the coast of Eastern Taiwan, spewing about 130 tons of fuel oil and polluting fisheries areas along with a 9 km stretch of coast south of the port of Suao. The Taiwan Coast Guard (CG) [...] | 2007-01-08 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PHSA TW |
07TAIPEI461 | Taipei Economic Brief for February 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected February 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Moon Distorts Taiwan's Economic Statistics --Economic Performance Better Than Expected --Labor Participation Rate Up, Unemployment Down --2007 Private Investment Goal: NT$1.67 Trillion --Taiwan to Direct Foreign Inve [...] | 2007-03-01 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI467 | PARTISAN POLITICS UNDERLIES COMMEMORATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several days, President Chen used a series of speeches commemorating the tragic February 28, 1947 Incident as a vehicle to attack the KMT, including the late Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT's leading presidential contender for 2008, Ma Ying-jeou. Chen linked the current [...] | 2007-03-02 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI468 | TAOYUAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu on February 27 to discuss party politics and the upcoming presidential and legislative elections. Chu is confident Ma will be cleared of the corruption charges that led to his indictment on February 14, despite Ma's "neg [...] | 2007-03-02 00:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI49 | Taiwan Takes Over Two More Banks [...] (U) Only three weeks after taking over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB, reported ref A),Taiwan ordered takeover of two more banks, one insolvent and the other suffering a bank run. Financial regulators guaranteed 100%-protection of deposits to prevent financial instability. END SU [...] | 2007-01-09 01:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI490 | TAIWAN PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT PLANS FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: After seventeen years of planning, Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is still waiting for Taiwan to lift restrictions on naptha cracker investment in the PRC. FPC's Chairman told AIT that its plan to build a naphtha cracker complex near Shanghai is necessary to compete in the ra [...] | 2007-03-05 02:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD EPET CH TW |
07TAIPEI493 | TAIWAN'S FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY INDUSTRY - MILESTONES [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2006, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry earned more than NT$1 trillion (US$30 billion) in revenue for the first time and surpassed South Korea in value of large-size TFT-LCD panels. The industry has seen consolidation, most notably last year's acquisition of Quanta Displa [...] | 2007-03-05 02:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI507 | PRESIDENT CHEN VOICES SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian on Sunday evening, March 4, told FAPA members celebrating their organization's 25th anniversary that Taiwan wants independence, name changes, a new constitution, and economic development and that there are "no differences over left and right policy lines" [...] | 2007-03-05 11:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI516 | Taiwan Survey Shows Deeper Economic Integration [...] Summary: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) latest survey of Taiwan investors in China suggests the scale of investment in the PRC is rising. Investors are increasingly focused on the domestic Mainland China market. The highest policy priority for firms surveyed is di [...] | 2007-03-06 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI520 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election Ballot Recount to Begin March 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the lawsuit filed by defeated Kuomingtang (KMT) mayoral candidate Huang Chun-ying (ref A) on December 28, the Kaohsiung District Court ruled on January 29 that all ballots from the 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election will be recounted and checked during the period M [...] | 2007-03-07 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI533 | HSIEH AND SU THE FRONTRUNNERS IN FOUR-WAY RACE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, former Premier Frank Hsieh, Vice President Annette Lu, and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun have all formally joined the race for the DPP presidential nomination as long expected. The DPP hopes to select a single candidate through a month-long process of consulta [...] | 2007-03-08 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI545 | Another Taiwan Firm to Drop "China" from Name [...] Summary: Another Taiwan firm has moved to drop references to China from its name. China Steel follows China Petroleum, China Shipbuilding and Chunghwa Post, which all changed names last month. China Steel's situation is more complicated because it has been privatized, and the Taiwan authoritie [...] | 2007-03-09 07:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI547 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU: [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director March 8 that he is optimistic about his nomination and election chances. While noticeably more relaxed than in earlier meetings, Ma did express concern and uncertainty over how his indictment for misuse of funds will pla [...] | 2007-03-09 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MASS MCAP CH TW |
07TAIPEI550 | CWC-RESTRICTED CHEMICALS IN TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: As reported ref A, China is now Taiwan's sole acknowledged source of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted schedule two (S2) chemical imports. This contributes to a significant gap in CWC controls and is contrary to U.S. interests because: 1) Taiwan's trade, production, a [...] | 2007-03-09 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW |
07TAIPEI564 | Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...] | 2007-03-13 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI565 | SEF CHAIRMAN SEES PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWED SEF- [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT that Beijing's decision to allow an SEF official to travel to China is an important breakthrough. Although President Chen's "four wants" speech may slow progress temporarily, he believes the two sides are on tr [...] | 2007-03-14 01:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI566 | TAIWAN BELATEDLY ALLOWS INVESTMENT OF PENSION [...] SUMMARY. On March 2 the Legislative Yuan passed a bill setting up the Labor Pension Supervisory Commission under the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) which will permit the investment of the country's growing pension fund. This follows two years of bi-partisan bickering which resulted in the fun [...] | 2007-03-14 01:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI568 | Booming Cross-Strait Trade Benefits Taiwan Economy but [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's trade with China grew by 15.4 percent last year, faster than its overall trade. Imports from the PRC grew at even faster rate, up 23.3 percent. China was Taiwan's largest trade partner and export market. It passed the United States as Taiwan's second largest source o [...] | 2007-03-14 02:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI581 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary. During a March 13 meeting with Director Young, LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng solicited AIT's assistance with the ruling party to break a legislative logjam holding up passage of the 2007 Budget (including arms procurement appropriations),but was told in return that he and the K [...] | 2007-03-14 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
07TAIPEI597 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on March 15 that Taiwan-Nicaragua ties remain good four months into the presidency of Daniel Ortega. Huang noted that Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Santos will be traveling to Taipei sometime between March 26-28 to conclude a [...] | 2007-03-15 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI605 | TAIWAN SLOWLY OPENING DOOR TO PRC EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has made gradual but notable progress in making it easier for firms in Taiwan, both foreign and local, to bring Mainland employees to Taiwan for business activities. Requirements have been lowered and processing times have been reduced. The next step will be to treat bu [...] | 2007-03-16 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI606 | AIT REQUESTS AUSTR STRATFORD WRITE MINISTER OF ED [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) With little movement on the IPR front from the Ministry of Education, contacts at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office now openly share their frustrations with AIT about their difficulties in getting the MOE to take m [...] | 2007-03-16 07:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI609 | MAC CHAIRMAN SAYS "FOUR WANTS" HAVE NOT HURT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told Director Young that President Chen Shui- bian's "four wants" speech had not set back MAC's work on cross-Strait relations. He described the private meeting between the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Economics Director and his MAC [...] | 2007-03-16 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI616 | ACADEMICS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON TAIWANESE IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: Four prominent Taiwan political scientists -- two each from the Blue and Green camps -- told the Director on March 14 that the growth in Taiwanese identity over the past decade does not equate to stronger support for Taiwan independence, which has remained relatively constant si [...] | 2007-03-16 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI623 | PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON BILATERAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, a leading candidate for the DPP presidential nomination, told the Director on March 19 that President Chen Shui-bian has "completely abandoned" his efforts to mediate among the four DPP presidential candidates, which means the party will hold a primary in [...] | 2007-03-19 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI63 | Reorganization Signals Collapse of China Rebar [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2007, China Rebar Pacific Group (CRPG) announced reorganization plans for two affiliated companies triggering declines in share prices of all companies affiliated with CRPG and a run on two financial institutions affiliated with the group. The court granted the two compani [...] | 2007-01-10 01:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI634 | Taiwan Targets Insider Trading [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's prosecutors have come down hard on the all-too-common practice of insider trading, just as they have shaken-up politics-as-usual mixing of personal and private funds (refs A and B). In the past three years, Taiwan's prosecutors begun investigations of 155 suspected insider [...] | 2007-03-21 07:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI638 | TAIWAN IPR DIALOGUE: US Raises Concerns about Compulsory [...] In a March 6 digital video conference U.S. officials raised concerns about proposed amendments to Taiwan's patent law which would expand the scope of compulsory licensing. USTR likewise raised the "potentially disturbing precedent" of the ongoing Phillips compulsory license case, which is now [...] | 2007-03-21 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI643 | DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 19 that he faces a tough challenge in his quest to win the DPP presidential primary this spring. Politicians hoping to become Taiwan's next President in 2008, Hsieh said, will need to appeal to middle class voters by proposi [...] | 2007-03-21 12:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI650 | TAIWAN WAITS FOR PRC RESPONSE ON SAND EXPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Effective March 1, the PRC banned sand exports, which supply nearly 25 percent of Taiwan's sand needs for construction. Taiwan has requested cross- Strait consultations to negotiate relaxation of the ban for Taiwan, but Beijing has not yet agreed to a meeting. In the meantime, [...] | 2007-03-22 03:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI657 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN-PRC [...] (C) Summary: During a March 21 meeting, the Director told DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, a candidate for the party's presidential nomination, that Taiwan's current and future leaders need to avoid independence-related moves that could put at risk the democracy, prosperity, and strong U.S. support [...] | 2007-03-22 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PREL CH |
07TAIPEI672 | AIT DIRECTOR REVIEWS TIFA AGENDA WITH ECON [...] (SBU) On March 21, AIT Director called on Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen gave a positive assessment of the state of the relationship, but reiterated Taiwan's goal of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...] | 2007-03-23 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI673 | MAC SAYS CROSS-STRAIT WINDOW OPEN NOW BUT WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyr-horng told AIT March 20 that the PRC SIPDIS was intentionally slowing the pace of cross-Strait discussions on tourism and charter flights. He said the PRC wanted to appear engaged but avoid any appearance of rewarding Pres [...] | 2007-03-23 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAIR ETRD CH TW |
07TAIPEI674 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young March 22 that President Chen's speech of March 4 was not intended as any signal of a change in policy on Chen's commitment to the "four noes." She said the DPP wants to press the budget forward but the "pan Blue" KMT and PFP parties firs [...] | 2007-03-23 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI675 | ACTING KMT CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Acting KMT Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on March 22 that former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou remains the KMT's strongest hope to retake the presidency in 2008 despite his legal troubles. Chiang believed LY Speaker Wang Jin-pying will not challenge Ma in the party primary [...] | 2007-03-23 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI676 | ACTING DPP CHAIRMAN TRONG CHAI ON DPP POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on March 21, acting DPP Chairman Trong Chai predicted that the DPP will defeat former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election because the Taiwanese people will not accept Ma's proposal for a "peace agreement" with China that, [...] | 2007-03-23 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI689 | THREE DPP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: During the first of three scheduled DPP presidential candidate debates, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on March 24 underscored his Deep Green positions, including eliminating the "four noes" commitment and promoting a new constitution. Most interest focused, however, on Yu's pointed a [...] | 2007-03-26 11:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI69 | Kaohsiung City Council Election - Result and bios [...] Kaohsiung City elected 44 City Councilors in its recent December 9, 2006, election, with a 68 percent voter turnout rate. The Kuomintang (KMT) won 17 seats, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 15 seats, People First Party (PFP) 4 seats, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) 1 seat, and independents 7 [...] | 2007-01-10 04:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI704 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - PACE OF LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has liberalized restrictions on investment in the PRC at a more rapid pace in 2006 after several years of little progress. This contributed to a 27 percent rise in approved China-bound investment last year. However, capital limits and industry-specific restrictions rema [...] | 2007-03-28 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI716 | TAIWAN AWARE OF U.S. CONCERNS TOWARDS LIBYA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. AIT delivered ref B demarche on U.S. concerns about transfer of high-resolution satellite technology to Libya to National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu on 3/26. Wu Replied that Taiwan's satellite cooperation with Libya would be limited to low resolution techn [...] | 2007-03-29 02:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | TSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW |
07TAIPEI72 | MTAG: TRANS MERITS LATHES FROM TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A comments and ref B demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 8, 2007. Su provided initial results of the BOFT investigation into precision lathes exported by Trans Merits and subsequently seiz [...] | 2007-01-11 01:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
07TAIPEI725 | Taipei Economic Brief for March 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected March 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Improved Economic Performance --Taiwan's FX Reserves Increase --Taiwan Targets Insider Trading --SMIC Investment Fine Overturned --Taiwan's First 8G TFT-LCD Plants --Taiwan IC Industry Grows in 2006 --Taiwan Electroni [...] | 2007-03-29 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI726 | Business Scandal Drives Up Taiwan's NPL Ratio [...] SUMMARY. A business scandal in January (reftels) drove up Taiwan's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in February, but the ratio remained well below 2.5% and will probably level off or even decline as consumer debt delinquencies are fading and Taiwan banks can easily absorb the bad debt arising [...] | 2007-03-29 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI728 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAN ON MA YING-JEOU, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chan Chuen-po told the Acting Director on March 27 that he expected KMT Vice Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to handily defeat legislator Hung Hsiu-chu in the KMT Chairman election on April 7. Wu's top priority will be the difficult task of trying to bring former KMT C [...] | 2007-03-29 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI73 | Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II) [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 01:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW |
07TAIPEI734 | (S) EFFORT TO SUPPLY IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM: A [...] (S) AIT delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Bureau of Foreign Trade Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Wu-hwa) on March 30. Su emphasized his desire to help and said he would certainly investigate the case further. He then gave an analysis of what he thought was likely going on: [...] | 2007-03-30 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC TW IR GM CN |
07TAIPEI74 | Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part I) [...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan's science-based industrial parks and export processing zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the investment climate [...] | 2007-01-11 01:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW |
07TAIPEI740 | INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI741 | Local Views of New Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu's Performance [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu (DPP) has served at her new post for three months as of March 25. Up to now, City Government employees and the public are generally neutral toward their new mayor. While many KMT City Council members privately hold a negative opinion of Chen C [...] | 2007-04-02 01:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI744 | KEY LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's top politicians are maneuvering for advantage in the run up to key Legislative Yuan (LY) and presidential elections in late 2007 and early 2008. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT),which now controls the LY through a pan-Blue alliance, is expected to increase its percentag [...] | 2007-04-02 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI754 | Penghu Islands Added to the Existing "Mini Three Links" [...] (U) During his visit to Penghu Islands on March 31, President Chen Shui-bian announced that, starting April 1, the Penghu Islands will be included in the existing "mini three links." This means that residents of Penghu can travel to China via ferries that connect the Taiwan-controlled islands [...] | 2007-04-04 02:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI76 | Profile of New Kaohsiung Mayor - Chen Chu [...] (U) Summary: Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu was sworn in December 25, 2006. During her inaugural address, she pledged that she and her administration would focus on boosting Kaohsiung City's economic development to create job opportunities for young people, emphasizing that she would keep her [...] | 2007-01-11 05:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI768 | TAIWAN TO APPLY FOR WHO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang informed the Acting Director on April 6 that Taiwan has decided to apply for WHO membership rather than WHA observership this year. President Chen Shui-bian will send a letter directly to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on April 12 applying for me [...] | 2007-04-06 11:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO TBIO TW CH |
07TAIPEI769 | TAIWAN ELECTION POLLING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's vibrant polling industry has a spotty record in forecasting island-wide and local-level elections. Public opinion polls conducted by pro-Blue media organizations such as TVBS and United Daily News (UDN) often greatly overestimate support for KMT candidates and underes [...] | 2007-04-06 11:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI78 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE IN RESTRICTED CHEMICALS [...] (S) Summary: During the January 8 meeting reported ref A, the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) also provided AIT Econ with details and documents related to Taiwan's ongoing trade with the PRC in Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)-restricted [...] | 2007-01-11 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CN CW ETTC KNNP PARM TW |
07TAIPEI781 | NEW KMT CHAIRMAN AND PARTY POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: Former KMT Vice Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung was elected the new KMT Chairman on April 7. He will assume office on April 11, and will serve until August 2009. Wu is a key ally of Ma Ying-jeou, and his election will facilitate Ma's continued control over party affairs. Wu announced tha [...] | 2007-04-09 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI791 | Another Taiwan Bank in Receivership [...] At the end of March, Taiwan added a fourth bank to those put into receivership in the past four months. Another three banks designated as insolvent in July 2005 are still undergoing resolution. Taiwan's inadequate resolution mechanisms will likely force state-owned banks to take over some of [...] | 2007-04-10 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI822 | TAIWAN, IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND UNSCRS 1747 AND 1737 [...] (C) Taiwan agencies have agreed to AIT suggestions to cancel a trade mission to the Iranian cities of Tehran and Esfahan planned for April 24 to May 3, 2007. AIT confronted Taiwan officials on April 10 with the irony of reports that the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was [...] | 2007-04-12 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM TW IR NK |
07TAIPEI838 | AIRLINE NEGOTIATOR BLAMES TAIWAN FOR SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan blamed Taiwan delay tactics for the failure to reach an agreement on cross-Strait charter flights. He believes that the Chen administration might be trying to delay an agreement until after the presidential primary to pres [...] | 2007-04-13 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI841 | BLUES FAIL IN FIRST TEST OF "PAN BLUE" COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. The race for the Keelung mayoral by-election on May 12, precipitated by the sudden death of the mayor in February, has re-opened deep fissures between local KMT and PFP political establishments. The two pan-Blue parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate in this Blue str [...] | 2007-04-13 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI843 | KAOHSIUNG PARTY LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung DPP and KMT leaders recently told AIT that the ruling DPP has boosted its support since coming to power in 2000 by directing resources and attention to Kaohsiung City, reversing the historical neglect of the south by the previous KMT central government. KMT Legislator [...] | 2007-04-13 13:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI855 | Taiwan Futures Market Second Largest in East Asia [...] Although just started in 1998, Taiwan futures exchange (TAIFEX) has expanded quickly to become the second largest in East Asia. Its world ranking has moved up from 57th to 18th. Foreign investor participation remains relatively small since Taiwan only removed restrictions on non-hedged tradi [...] | 2007-04-17 00:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI862 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 16 the Director met with recently-elected KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to urge rapid progress on the defense budget and to discuss the KMT's strategy in advance of upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Wu said the KMT is committed to passing a responsible defense [...] | 2007-04-17 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI878 | PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (S) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored U.S. concerns about the SIPDIS stalled defense budget and the possibility of election-driven moves by Taiwan that could damage cross-Strait stability. Su said the DPP is trying to work out a compromis [...] | 2007-04-19 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI892 | MA YING-JEOU OVER DINNER: HIS COURT CASE, [...] (C) Summary. In a private dinner with the Director on April 18, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou betrayed frustration over his corruption trial, but expressed confidence that he would be found innocent. He predicted that President Chen would continue pushing ethnic and other deep-Gre [...] | 2007-04-23 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI90 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - INDUSTRY NEGOTIATOR HOPES [...] (C) Summary: An industry contact involved in cross- Strait negotiations on tourism expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing will reach an agreement soon to open Taiwan to more China tourists as early as March or April. He denied recent reports that Taiwan has insisted PRC tourists be fingerprin [...] | 2007-01-12 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI908 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER GETS TOUGH ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat surprising turn, Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen complained to AIT Director April 24 that Taiwan SIPDIS believes there has been a serious loss of balance in the U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade relationship. Delivering a written demarche, Tsai argued that the TIFA agenda ne [...] | 2007-04-24 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI909 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG: DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on April 23 that the KMT will continue to block passage of the annual and defense budgets until the DPP relinquishes control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The KMT is locked in a "life or death" struggle with [...] | 2007-04-24 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI91 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...] | 2007-01-12 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI919 | Taiwan Increases Deposit Insurance Premium [...] Taiwan will increase the deposit insurance premium paid by banks starting in July 2007 by shifting the basis for premiums from insured deposits to outstanding deposits. In response to complaints of U.S. and European banks in Taiwan, authorities may reduce the rate. END SUMMARY. Outstandin [...] | 2007-04-26 02:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI930 | NEW MAC CHAIRMAN CHEN MING-TONG DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 26 meeting with the AIT Director, the new Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman, Chen Ming-tong, argued the case for Taiwan to take action soon to preserve its sovereignty in the face changes in the cross-Strait status quo. The Director emphasized the benefits Taiw [...] | 2007-04-26 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON CH TW |
07TAIPEI931 | TAIWAN - ST. LUCIA: KICKING IT UP A NOTCH [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on April 25 praised the Government of St. Lucia's April 24 announcement that it would establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a positive development that would help Taiwan boost its diplomatic partners from 24 to 25. In the midst of a fie [...] | 2007-04-26 10:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI932 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER HANGS TOUGH ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 meeting in which Director Young passed on Washington's latest thinking on TIFA (ref B),Vice Premier Tsai hung tough in her response. She left the U.S.-proposed July dates for the TIFA Council meeting on the table while reiterating her insistence on acceleratin [...] | 2007-04-26 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI950 | TAICHUNG: KEY BATTLEGROUND IN LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, where KMT-dominated north meets DPP-controlled south, will be a key battleground between the DPP and KMT in their fight to win a legislative majority and the presidency in 2007-2008 elections. More than ten percent of Taiwan's voters reside in Taichung City and C [...] | 2007-04-27 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI965 | Taipei Economic Brief for April 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected April 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Spur Economic Growth --Trade Surplus Doubles --Illegal Cross-Strait Remittance Operations Closed --ProMOS to Use 0.18-Micron Technology in China --Personal Bankruptcy Law Concerns Bankers --Medical T [...] | 2007-05-01 05:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI985 | MORE MAC PESSIMISM ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1, 2007 meeting with AIT, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyh- horng expressed pessimism about the likelihood of cross- Strait agreements on charter flights and tourism during the remaining thirteen months of the Chen administration. He further told AIT [...] | 2007-05-02 05:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR EAIR CH TW |
07TAIPEI998 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...] | 2007-05-03 01:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TALLINN329 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON OIE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH EN |
07THEHAGUE964 | DUTCH ON PARTICIPATION BY CHINA AND TAIWAN IN THE [...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff and Poloff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Adrian Palm, Head of the East Asia Division, and Pim van Gemeren, China Policy Officer, East Asia Division. Palm said the GONL agreed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) [...] | 2007-05-23 09:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL AORG TW CH NL |
07THEHAGUE971 | NETHERLANDS/CHINA: FM VERHAGEN'S MAY 16 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen visited Beijing May 16 and met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, and others. According to the Dutch MFA, discussions focused on Taiwan, Sudan and human rights [...] | 2007-05-23 13:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORG EAGR ETRD EUN PHUM CH SU TW NL |
07TOKYO1147 | EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...] | 2007-03-15 09:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA |
07TOKYO1743 | PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S JAPAN VISIT: GETTING BACK ON [...] (C) Summary: Marked more by warm atmospherics rather than specific agreements, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Japan visit is being characterized as a successful and important step forward in the relationship by Japanese diplomats and others. One disappointment, however, was the fa [...] | 2007-04-19 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW KS JA |
07TOKYO2171 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 15-16, 2007 visit to Japan by David Sedney. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Cynthia Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6837 Mobile phone: 81-90-5430-0384 F [...] | 2007-05-15 02:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL CH TW JA |
07TOKYO2282 | PACOM COMMANDER KEATING AND DEFMIN KYUMA DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Kyuma May 15 that his efforts to engage China's military leaders will not come at the expense of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Stopping in Tokyo on his return from Beijing, Keating said Chinese officials claimed their [...] | 2007-05-22 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL CH TW KS JA |
07TOKYO2876 | PRC EMBASSY: WARMING TREND IN CHINA-JAPAN TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: The warming trend in Sino-Japanese ties will continue even if Prime Minister Abe steps down after the July election, Chinese Embassy political officer Chen Zhiwen told Tokyo political officer during a June 18 meeting. Although the possibility of Abe resigning is slim, due to the [...] | 2007-06-25 09:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV CH TW JA |
07TOKYO3360 | JAPAN OPPOSING TAIWAN UN BID [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Japanese officials in Taiwan informed the Taiwan Authority on July 20, 2007 that Tokyo will not support Taiwan membership in international organizations, including the United Nations, when statehood is a prerequisite, MOFA contacts [...] | 2007-07-23 10:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL CH TW JA |
07TOKYO3600 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...] | 2007-08-06 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA |
07TOKYO3601 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...] | 2007-08-06 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA |
07TOKYO4280 | HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY CONTINUES JAPAN-PRC WARMING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Hu Jintao twice on the sidelines of APEC to discuss ways to strengthen economic, environmental, and security ties. Marked more by warm atmospherics than progress on substantive issues, the informal talks signal the warming tren [...] | 2007-09-13 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW JA |
07USUNNEWYORK32 | CHINESE THREATEN VETO OF MINUSTAH MANDATE ABSENT [...] (C) Following up on earlier conversations (ref A),Chinese PolMinCouns Li Junhua approached USUN PolMinCouns on January 16 to provide an update on PRC concerns about renewing the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) given Haiti's support for Taiwan at the UN. After notin [...] | 2007-01-18 00:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO CH TW HA |
07USUNNEWYORK741 | 62ND UNGA PRESIDENT PLANS FOR TAIWAN ISSUE [...] Action Request Para 5. 2. Summary. UN General Assembly President-elect H.E. Mr. Srgjan Kerim convened informal consultations of the 62nd UNGA General Committee on September 6 to discuss procedures for considering the request for inscription of a new agenda item on Taiwan. The Chinese ur [...] | 2007-09-11 23:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | TW UNGA XE ZO |
07USUNNEWYORK748 | HAITIAN PERMREP PLEDGES HAITI WILL NOT PROVOKE [...] (C) During a meeting on September 10, Haitian PermRep Leo Merores told Poloff he did not expect China to object to a one-year extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) when it expires on October 15, 2007. (Note: China threatened to veto MINUSTAH's mandate in [...] | 2007-09-13 14:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO CH TW HA |
07USUNNEWYORK773 | UN DEBATE ON TAIWAN MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Summary: When determining the agenda for the 62nd UN General Assembly September 19, the General Committee considered whether to include the agenda item "Urging the Security Council to process Taiwan's membership application pursuant to provision rules of procedure 59 and 60." Following a [...] | 2007-09-20 21:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CH TW |
07USUNNEWYORK782 | 62ND UNGA ADOPTS THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 17:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PHUM CH TW |
07USUNNEWYORK786 | UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...] | 2007-09-22 01:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CH TW |
07USUNNEWYORK90 | SECURITY COUNCIL WILL EXTEND MINUSTAH MANDATE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. During UNSC consultations on January 29, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmund Mulet strongly defended recent joint operations between the UN and the Haitian National Police (HNP) against armed gangs i [...] | 2007-02-01 23:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC CH TW HA |
07USUNNEWYORK91 | SECURITY COUNCIL WILL EXTEND MINUSTAH MANDATE, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. During UNSC consultations on January 29, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmund Mulet strongly defended recent joint operations between the UN and the Haitian National Police (HNP) against armed gangs i [...] | 2007-02-01 23:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC CH TW HA |
07WELLINGTON391 | NEW ZEALAND ON WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at para 5. 2. (C) Summary: Until today (May 24),the GNZ had intended to abstain on the OIE resolution that would require Taiwan to participate under the name Taiwan, China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have now heard from t [...] | 2007-05-24 06:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH NZ |
07WELLINGTON560 | NEW ZEALAND REACTION - CORRECTING UN REFERENCES TO [...] (C) Acting PolEcon Counselor Tom Walsh delivered demarche points (reftel) to Jo McLeod, Policy Officer in the North Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on August 2. 2. (C) The MFAT officials said that they have taken our recommendation under advisement but that they [...] | 2007-08-05 20:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW AS NZ UN |
08AITTAIPEI1002 | Taiwan COA Minister and AIT Director Discuss [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 2 introductory call at the Council of Agriculture (COA) on new Chairman, Chen Wu- hsiung, the AIT Director raised the importance of resolving key access issues for U.S. agricultural products including beef, pork, and rice. Responding on beef, the Chairman expressed c [...] | 2008-07-09 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI1008 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1026 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-13 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1030 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 12-14 on the alleged telephone conversation between U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi at the end of June; on eight Taiwan businessmen who went [...] | 2008-07-14 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1037 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI104 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 19-22 on the various steps taken by the DPP to review and remedy itself in the wake of its severe defeat in the January 12 legislative elections; on the KMT's selection of its nominee for the new deputy legislative [...] | 2008-01-22 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1053 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1062 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1066 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 19-21 news coverage on the flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi in central and southern Taiwan last Friday and the agricultural losses Taiwan has suffered; on President Ma Ying-jeou's sliding approv [...] | 2008-07-21 13:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1074 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1088 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on July 21, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O.13382 for being involved in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. [...] | 2008-07-24 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN FARM PTER PREL ETTC PINR UNSC ECON IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI11 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI110 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1100 | DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION OF [...] (S) AIT officers conveyed Ref A demarche on implementation of the IRISL cargo inspection provision of UNSCR 1803 to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on July 15, the Foreign Ministry on July 18, and Customs on July 21. Michael Hsu, Acting Director of MOFA's North American Affairs Department, [...] | 2008-07-25 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1109 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...] | 2008-07-29 23:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1116 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 07:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1138 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 2-4 news coverage on the Olympic Games in Beijing; on President Ma Ying-jeou's call for "workable diplomacy" in Taiwan's foreign relations; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the domestic oil price adjustment policy. Several pa [...] | 2008-08-04 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1142 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 05:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1143 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 06:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1151 | MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1152 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted Taiwan Air Force and the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC). Investigation results showed that these two business orders came from AIDC, and the reason for going through New Zealand-based company was because it served as a broker. [...] | 2008-08-06 07:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI116 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1170 | U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI118 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, AIT Kaohsiung visited Yeou Zheng Co. and a residential space used as a warehouse in downtown Kaohsiung, and interviewed the company's owner, Ms. Chen Mei-liu and other staff. AIT/K also conducted two telephone interviews with Lieutenant Commander Liang Dao-hung, wh [...] | 2008-01-24 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1189 | MEDIA REACTION: THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES; PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 9-11 news coverage on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games; on weightlifter Chen Wei-ling winning Taiwan's first medal in the Olympics; and on the conflict in South Ossetia. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a [...] | 2008-08-11 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1201 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH OSSETIA, PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 12 news coverage on Taiwan tennis player Lu Yen-hsun, who defeated six-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain in the first round of the Olympic tennis match Monday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's first trip overseas and his transit stops [...] | 2008-08-12 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1203 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECKS [...] Per reftel request, AIT/T visited the end user, Legend Laser Inc.(Legend). Legend's General Manager, Sherman Kuo, and Sales Division Secretary, Maggie Tsai, provided the following information. Responses to the Questions in Reftel Para 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. Lege [...] | 2008-08-12 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1206 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1216 | MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1230 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI124 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1252 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, GEORGIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 20 news coverage on the continuing investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family members' alleged money laundering, and on Chinese Taipei's defeat by the United States at the Beijing Olympic baseball competitio [...] | 2008-08-20 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1268 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their August 23-25 news coverage on the investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Taiwan Taekwondo athlete Su Li-wen's show of sportsmanship by sustaining injuries in a competition and fighting up to [...] | 2008-08-25 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI128 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel A request, AIT Kaohsiung visited Yeou Zheng Co. and a residential space used as a warehouse in downtown Kaohsiung, and interviewed the company's owner, Ms. Chen Mei-liu and other staff. AIT/K also conducted two telephone interviews with Lieutenant Commander Liang Dao-hung, wh [...] | 2008-01-28 06:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1290 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1295 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK FOR DTC CASE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT Kaohsiung visited the Air Force Institute of Technology to meet with Colonel Yang Hsing-bang and other officers who are responsible for the procurement and use of the United States Munitions List (USML) item in question. AIT/K also visited the local consignee, Se [...] | 2008-08-29 03:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1296 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 07:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI130 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1300 | MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-GEORGIA SITUATION, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 30 - September 2 news coverage on the continued investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Saturday's mass rally targeting President Ma Ying-jeou's first one hundred days in office; and on Japan [...] | 2008-09-02 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1311 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1316 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-04 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1325 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008 [...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...] | 2008-09-05 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1331 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 6-8 on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's various moves to stimulate Taiwan's sluggish economy, following extensive and severe criticisms against President Ma's failure to realize his economic platform in his first [...] | 2008-09-08 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1339 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-09 23:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1341 | PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH DIRECTOR BOR-RONG SONG OF PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND PROJECT DIRECTOR [...] | 2008-09-10 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1342 | PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH BOR-RONG SONG, DIRECTOR OF THE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND WITH CHAN-ZH [...] | 2008-09-10 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1349 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1353 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 13-15 on Typhoon Sinlaku's pounding of Taiwan over the weekend and the import of tainted Chinese milk powder to Taiwan. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" published a [...] | 2008-09-15 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1363 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on September 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 5 Iranian entities listed under E.O. 13382 for involvement in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. (U) In [...] | 2008-09-16 06:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1370 | MEDIA REACTION: DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1374 | TAIWAN INVESTIGATION OF EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 11, the EXBS Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to get an update on export control enforcement activities. MJIB officials stated that, since the beginning of 2008, they referred six (6) cases to the prosecutor's [...] | 2008-09-18 23:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KNNP KSTC TW IR KN MY CH |
08AITTAIPEI1387 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN BID [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 06:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1390 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following five Iranian entities designated under E.O. 13382 on August 12, 2008: --Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, --Esfahan [...] | 2008-09-22 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1393 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI14 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 05:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1424 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27-30 on Super Typhoon Jangmi, which pounded Taiwan heavily Sunday and Monday, bringing massive rains and causing considerable damage to the island; on the House of Representatives' veto of the Bush Administration [...] | 2008-10-01 01:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1426 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...] | 2008-10-01 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1430 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 2 on the revamped U.S. financial bailout plan, which is scheduled for the Senate's vote Thursday morning; on rumors that a big local bank is suffering financial problems; on the probe into the alleged money-launderi [...] | 2008-10-02 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1438 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on a order by Taiwan's Department of Health Thursday to remove from shelves more dairy products from China that were found to be contaminated with melamine; on the U.S. Senate's approval of a revised US$700 billio [...] | 2008-10-05 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1443 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4-6 on the U.S. financial bailout bill, which U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Friday; on the approved U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the probe into the alleged money-laundering case involving former [...] | 2008-10-06 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1450 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...] | 2008-10-07 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1467 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TWO [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on October 3, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional five individuals and two entities pursuant to E.O. 13438 for threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and the G [...] | 2008-10-14 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON IZ IR SY TW |
08AITTAIPEI1469 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 06:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1472 | DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] (S) On October 3, AIT officers conveyed reftel non-paper on the U.S. designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") to the Department of North Ame [...] | 2008-10-15 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1473 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...] | 2008-10-15 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1482 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TWO [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following five individuals and two entities designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on September 16, 2008 pursuant to E.O. 13438 for thre [...] | 2008-10-17 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON IZ IR SY TW |
08AITTAIPEI1488 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 18-20 news coverage on the funeral of Formosa Plastics Group founder Wang Yung-ching; on the DPP's planned rally on October 25 to protest the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's "pro-China" policy and the upcoming visit to Taiwan by Ch [...] | 2008-10-20 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1492 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their October 21 news coverage on a Taiwan Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) and its two pilots that went missing near Penghu [Pescadores] Monday on a training mission; and on the continuing probe into former first family's money launderi [...] | 2008-10-21 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1495 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1499 | DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONSE TO BOFT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-23 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY |
08AITTAIPEI1500 | DELIVERY OF REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-23 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1517 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1523 | TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835 [...] (SBU) On October 24, AIT received a copy of the instructions the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs sent to relevant authorities to take action pursuant to UNSCR 1835. The following authorities were requested to take action: the Financial Supervisory Comm [...] | 2008-10-28 02:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP MNUC IR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1524 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 28 news coverage on the upcoming visit to Taiwan by China's Association for Relations across theQaiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin and planned talks between ARATS and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF); and on Tai [...] | 2008-10-28 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1525 | AIT NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT wishes to nominate Buddhist leader CHENG Yen for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dharma Master Cheng Yen was born in Chingshui, a town in central Taiwan, in 1937. In 1966, she established the Tzu Chi Foundation, which concentrates its activities in four area [...] | 2008-10-28 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1528 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1538 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 30 news coverage on former Vice President Lien Chan being appointed as Taiwan's envoy to the APEC leaders' summit in late November; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks Wednesday that he will receive China's Association for Relati [...] | 2008-10-30 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1544 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1550 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 1-3 to the five-day Taiwan visit by China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin; the talks to be held between ARAT [...] | 2008-11-03 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1561 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English-language dailies continued to give significant news coverage November 4 to the historic meeting between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Ch [...] | 2008-11-04 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1565 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: The four agreements signed between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin Tuesday concerning the three links across the Taiwan Strait received extensive coverage in Tai [...] | 2008-11-05 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1566 | HONG KONG UPGRADES ITS TAIWAN TRADE OFFICE [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with economic chief, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Ltd. Taiwan Branch General Manager Perry Fung said his office has upgraded its status from "consultancy" to "limited company," reflecting the overall improvement in cross-Strait economic ties (reft [...] | 2008-11-06 05:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TW HK CH |
08AITTAIPEI1567 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies all gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 6 to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. News coverage also focused on the mass protests in Taipei Wednesday against the vis [...] | 2008-11-06 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1572 | TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...] | 2008-11-07 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TW |
08AITTAIPEI1575 | TAIWAN: PART TWO OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Taiwan has identified both the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors as priorities for development, resulting in Taiwan agencies sometimes appearing to favor the interests of local companies over foreign firms. In addition, Taiwan bans imports from China of about 30 medical products. Due t [...] | 2008-11-07 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TW |
08AITTAIPEI1576 | TAIWAN: PART THREE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Foreign certified public accountants may serve as private agents contracted by Taiwan authorities to provide notary services or conduct audits only if they pass Taiwan's public certified accountant qualification tests, although foreign CPAs are exempt from some portions of the tests. Foreign C [...] | 2008-11-07 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TW |
08AITTAIPEI1577 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) to review the progress of software development and export control related issues. Development is on schedule and completion is expected by end of CY 2008. 2. (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Directorate [...] | 2008-11-07 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1578 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 7 on the violent clashes between pro-Green supporters and police on Thursday night; on the short meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairma [...] | 2008-11-07 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI158 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor reported on two recent investigations of Taiwan companies for export control violations. The investigations are detailed in refs A and B. 2. (U) On January 15, the EXBS Advisor was informed by an official of the Bureau of [...] | 2008-02-01 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1580 | TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...] | 2008-11-07 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN TW |
08AITTAIPEI1587 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 8-10 on students' sit-in campaign in protest of the police's excessive use of force against demonstrators during the Taiwan visit of China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen [...] | 2008-11-10 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1601 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 11-12 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was handcuffed and taken into to court Tuesday night as prosecutors sought his detention on alleged corruption and embezzlement charges; and on the students stagi [...] | 2008-11-12 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI161 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1614 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on November 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three Gulf-based al-Qaida financiers added on October 10, 2008 to its list of entities/individuals subject to targeted sanctions. [...] | 2008-11-14 03:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW |
08AITTAIPEI1616 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...] | 2008-11-17 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1618 | IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTION PROVISIONS OF UNSCRS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: On November 14, AIT received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs requesting detailed personal data on individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 s [...] | 2008-11-18 02:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM KNNP TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI1622 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1634 | REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel, who will participate in DEA Basic Drug Detection Training beginn [...] | 2008-11-21 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW |
08AITTAIPEI1635 | DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL CRISIS COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 21 meeting with Vice Premier Paul Chiu, the Director observed that the current APEC leaders' meeting in Peru presents a useful opportunity for Taiwan to coordinate with counterparts on the global financial crisis. He stressed U.S. interest in fast action on opening T [...] | 2008-11-21 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1637 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-23 21:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1638 | TAIWAN'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DARKENS, BUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, official GDP figures showed the Taiwan economy contracted by 1.02% year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter, a sharply lower figure than had been predicted just weeks earlier. The government's 2008 GDP growth forecast is now 1.87%, and the official estimate for 200 [...] | 2008-11-23 21:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI1645 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three financiers designated by the UN 1267 Committee pursuant to resolution 1267 on October 10, 2008: --Khalifa Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy, [...] | 2008-11-24 07:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW |
08AITTAIPEI1647 | TAIWAN MULLS ENHANCED CROSS-STRAIT FINANCIAL LINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the 14th Cross-Strait Financial Academic Research Conference slated to take place in Beijing this week, Taiwan financial sector contacts say preparations are underway for a cross-Strait MOU that would facilitate Taiwan banks' access to the Chinese market, and vice-ver [...] | 2008-11-24 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
08AITTAIPEI1650 | Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Relations [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 23:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1656 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...] | 2008-11-26 08:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1667 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...] | 2008-11-28 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1669 | MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...] | 2008-12-01 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1673 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...] | 2008-12-01 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1674 | FSC CHAIRMAN BECOMES FIRST ECONOMIC OFFICIAL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the Ma Cabinet's first change of economic personnel, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Gordon Chen has resigned, nominally due to his poor performance in steering Taiwan through the global financial crisis. Reportedly, however, Chen was pressured to resign in the [...] | 2008-12-01 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PINR TW |
08AITTAIPEI1682 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...] | 2008-12-03 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1693 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On November 3, the Advisor spoke at an Export Administration Regulations Seminar organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea. Over 150 representatives of Korean and foreign subsidiary companies attended the Seminar. The Seminar was followed by one-on-one coun [...] | 2008-12-05 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1706 | DIRECTOR AND USTR TEAM URGE PROMPT TAIWAN ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 9 meeting with NSC Secretary General Su Chi, the Director and Deputy Assistant USTR Timothy Wineland urged Taiwan to open its market to the full range of U.S. beef imports as quickly as possible. They stressed that the imminent release of the Department of Health (DO [...] | 2008-12-09 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI1708 | MARKET ACCESS CONCERNS, NOT POLITICS, DRIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China discuss liberalizing cross-Strait financial service restrictions, there appear to be clear differences on market access. According to Taiwan officials, China wants to liberalize under the WTO framework. This, in the view of Taiwan officials, would give China [...] | 2008-12-10 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI1711 | MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 11:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1713 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 07:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1715 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 8, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O. 13224 on November 20, 2008, for supporting terrorism. These three [...] | 2008-12-11 07:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW |
08AITTAIPEI1716 | USTR VISIT FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During December 8-9 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Tim Wineland and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka pressed their Taiwan interlocutors on key agricultural market access issues, including beef, pork, and rice. Winel [...] | 2008-12-11 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI1719 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...] | 2008-12-12 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI172 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1735 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S NOMINATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 13-15 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's indictment and on the launching of the "big three links," namely, air, sea and postal service directly between Taiwan and mainland China. In terms of editorials and com [...] | 2008-12-15 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1741 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT LINKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1743 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1744 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O.13224 on November 20, 2008 for supporting terrorism: --Ahmed Abdi Aw-Moh [...] | 2008-12-17 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW |
08AITTAIPEI1747 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Industry-Government Outreach Program in Taichung (December 10 - 11),the Advisor met with an official from the National Science Council (NSC) to get an update on the Transfer of Intangible Technology Legislation. The official stated that the legislation still is in [...] | 2008-12-18 07:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI1752 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1767 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 20-22 news coverage on the confirmation of the H5N2 avian flu epidemic situation in southern Taiwan; on the fourth KMT-CCP forum held in Shanghai; and on the local economic downturn. 2. Following the recently-concluded forum [...] | 2008-12-22 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1770 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1772 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] Post passed information as requested to the Banking Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The Bureau will share information with other agencies and financial institutions and report any action taken by Taiwan on this matter. SYOUNG [...] | 2008-12-24 04:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IR KNNP PARM TW |
08AITTAIPEI1773 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 05:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1780 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1784 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1787 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 04:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI180 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 03:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI182 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI193 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI209 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE ESPIONAGE CASE IN THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI21 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-07 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI213 | TAIWAN SATELLITE PROGRAM UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 12, AIT officers visited the National Space Program Office (NSPO) and met with the newly-appointed director Miau Jiun-jih to discuss current and future plans at NSPO. Miau emphasized that the follow-on to the Formosat-2 remote sensing satellite was the top priority, [...] | 2008-02-15 05:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA PREL ETTC KSCA CVIS TW |
08AITTAIPEI217 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORTS TO [...] (S) On January 31, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Possible exports of controlled items by Arix CNC Machi [...] | 2008-02-15 07:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC IR MTCRE PARM PREL TW AE |
08AITTAIPEI22 | FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 25, 2007, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with copies of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) October 2007 statement and guidance on Iran [...] | 2008-01-07 23:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI220 | RETURN OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 04:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
08AITTAIPEI221 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with information on three individuals, Assaad Halim Hardan, Wi'am Wahhab, and Hafiz Makhluf designated by the U.S. Dep [...] | 2008-02-19 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI222 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on four individuals (including Ahmed Foruzandeh) and one entity (Al Zawra Television Station) designated by the U.S. Department of Tre [...] | 2008-02-19 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI226 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on seven individuals (including Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi) with ties to the Iraqi insurgency and the former Iraqi regime. 2. The FSC a [...] | 2008-02-19 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI227 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the March presidential poll and the UN referenda, news coverage on February 16-19 also focused on the "Taiwan Goal," a defense industry company the DPP administration has recently set up to coordinate the business of U. [...] | 2008-02-19 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI229 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, KOSOVO DECLARATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 20 on the March presidential election and the UN referenda; on Taiwan's official acknowledgement of Kosovo independence; and on the controversy regarding whether the island should continue construction of its fourt [...] | 2008-02-20 04:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI23 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI244 | MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI261 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 18, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three individuals --Hamid Al-Ali --Jaber Al-Jalamah, and --Mubarak Mushakhas Sanad Al-Bathali designated on January 16, 200 [...] | 2008-02-25 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU |
08AITTAIPEI266 | MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI271 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...] | 2008-02-27 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI284 | CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...] | 2008-03-03 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW |
08AITTAIPEI291 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 4 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the two presidential candidates' campaign platforms on cross-Strait issues, and on the Environmental Protection Administration's decision Monday to approve conditionally the con [...] | 2008-03-04 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI293 | AIT DIRECTOR OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH MOEA [...] (C) On March 4, Director met with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Ruey-long Chen to review the bilateral trade relationship and the TIFA agenda. Chen observed that the U.S.-Taiwan economic and political relationship has been strained for the past year, but expressed hope that after the Mar [...] | 2008-03-05 07:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV KIPR TW |
08AITTAIPEI299 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI301 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipt from or payment to the following three individuals designated on January 16, 2008 by UN 1267 Sanctions Committee in LIST 83: Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak [...] | 2008-03-05 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU |
08AITTAIPEI302 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following four individuals and one entity designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13438 on January 9, 2008: Four individu [...] | 2008-03-05 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI303 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following individual designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13224 on December 6, 2007: --Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi, and th [...] | 2008-03-05 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI304 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following three individuals designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13441 on November 5, 2007: --Assaad Halim Hardan, -- [...] | 2008-03-05 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR |
08AITTAIPEI310 | USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...] | 2008-03-06 04:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
08AITTAIPEI311 | MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 6 news coverage on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda; on the government's Wednesday announcement of incentive measures to encourage overseas Taiwan businesses to return capital to Taiwan; on the island's consumer [...] | 2008-03-06 07:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI314 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 7 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the UN referenda, and on the island's consumer price hike. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" discussed th [...] | 2008-03-07 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI322 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - FEBRUARY AND FIRST [...] (U) From February 20 - 22, the Commodity Identification Training program was conducted in Kaohsiung. Approximately 45 Taiwan officials attended the training. The Department of Energy trainers did an excellent job conveying technical aspects of identifying controlled commodities. The "show an [...] | 2008-03-10 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI331 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, DALAI LAMA AND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 11 on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda, on the televised policy discussion between the two vice presidential candidates Monday, and on the baseball game between Taiwan and Canada in the 2008 Final O [...] | 2008-03-11 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI337 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, THE UN REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 12 on KMT's expected announcement on how it will handle two UN referenda held along with the presidential election; on the presidential election campaigns; and on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal. In ter [...] | 2008-03-12 10:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI34 | R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE DENIED BY [...] AIT forwarded R/V Melville clearance application via cover letter to TECRO on December 13, 2007 (ref B). TECRO then forwarded the application to the National Science Council (NSC) for consideration. On January 8 AIT received a formal written reply to the clearance request denying clearance f [...] | 2008-01-09 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT JA RP TW |
08AITTAIPEI348 | MEDIA REACTION: THE UN REFERENDA, THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 13 on the clash outside DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters; on the presidential election campaigns; and on the Chinese Taipei baseball team beating Australia and winning a spot in the Beiji [...] | 2008-03-13 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI353 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI36 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On December 11, the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor met with Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) officials to get an update on export control cases. As part of MJIB's update, the EXBS Advisor received written summaries of closed and o [...] | 2008-01-09 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI374 | MEDIA REACTION: THE CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 15-17 on China's brutal suppression of the demonstrations in Lhasa; on the presidential election; and the DPP's and the KMT's respective campaign rallies on Sunday. Beijing's bloody suppression of demonstrations in T [...] | 2008-03-17 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI38 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI383 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 18 on the presidential election campaigns; on various circles in Taiwan that support Tibet; and on the fall of global stocks after the sale of Bear Stearns and an emergency cut of a key lending rate by the U.S. Federa [...] | 2008-03-18 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI390 | MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...] | 2008-03-19 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI395 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI4 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HONG KONG DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the island-wide celebrations for the New Year; on President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's address; on the upcoming legislative elections; and on the Blue camp's call on the voters to boycott the two referenda t [...] | 2008-01-02 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI422 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S. [...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...] | 2008-03-24 23:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI430 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their March 25 news coverage on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the soaring Taiwan stock index and NT dollar appreciation Monday, the new cabinet to be formed by president-elect Ma Ying [...] | 2008-03-25 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI431 | (S) DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN ON MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Director met with Defense Minister Michael Tsai at 1730 hours local (0530 EDT) to deliver reftel points and leave as a nonpaper. Chief of the General Staff General Huoh Shou-yeh and other senior advisers also attended the meeting. Minister Tsai expressed appreciation for our candid expla [...] | 2008-03-25 10:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH |
08AITTAIPEI439 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...] | 2008-03-26 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI451 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 28 news coverage on U.S. President George W. Bush's call to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, in which Hu mentioned that China is willing to resume dialogue with Taiwan based on the "1992 consensus;" on the chances [...] | 2008-03-28 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI462 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 29-31 news coverage on their interviews with president-election Ma Ying-jeou Friday, who talked about his views on the future of cross-Strait relations, Taipei-Washington relations, and Taiwan's domestic policies; on AIT Chai [...] | 2008-03-31 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI474 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...] | 2008-04-01 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI478 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2008 [...] (U) A five-day Target and Risk Management Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, is being planned for the week of April 14 in Kaohsiung. 2. (U) A three-person delegation of Taiwan officials is expected to attend the International Transit and Transshipment Conference in Moro [...] | 2008-04-02 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI480 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI483 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-06 22:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI488 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI494 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 8 news coverage on Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's planned April 11-13 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Boao Forum on Hainan Island (China); on the island's soaring consumer price index; on President-elect [...] | 2008-04-08 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI497 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...] | 2008-04-09 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI50 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage on January 11 to the legislative elections which will be held island-wide on January 12. According to news reports, the DPP is aiming at winning 50 seats in the new 113-seat Legislature, but KMT C [...] | 2008-01-11 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI510 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 11 on vice president-elect Vincent Siew's attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and Siew's expected meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao; on the Ministry of National Defense (MND)'s alleged violation of free [...] | 2008-04-11 12:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI514 | MEDIA REACTION: THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA) [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 12-14 on Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The interaction between the Chinese government and Siew's delegation was the focal of local media attention as we [...] | 2008-04-14 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI517 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...] | 2008-04-15 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI532 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 16 news coverage on Taiwan's expected deregulation of currency exchange between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese yuan; on speculation over possible personnel arrangements for the new Ma Ying-jeou administration; on the a [...] | 2008-04-16 11:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI535 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI540 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI550 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TIBET [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 19-21 on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet lineup; on the reform of the DPP; and on speculation over the alleged dispatch of U.S. Marines to guard AIT's new office in the future. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...] | 2008-04-21 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI556 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI560 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND TIBET, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their April 23 news coverage on the recent announcement of the new Cabinet appointments; on a group of Chinese real estate tycoons' visit to Taiwan; and on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's platform to levy an energy tax in the f [...] | 2008-04-23 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI574 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...] | 2008-04-25 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI580 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS; THE CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 26-28 on the amendment to Taiwan's Labor Standards Law; on the search for eight missing scuba divers in waters off southern Taiwan; and on the unexpected appointment of former Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lai Sh [...] | 2008-04-28 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI588 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 29 on the announcement of the second lineup of 18 Cabinet members; on the successful rescue of eight scuba divers; and a victim whose blood clot and subsequent coma are suspected of being caused by the contraceptive p [...] | 2008-04-29 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI605 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-01 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI607 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORT TO [...] (S) On April 30, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Please find BOFT's findings regarding a Syrian-base [...] | 2008-05-02 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TW SY AE |
08AITTAIPEI613 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI618 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI621 | PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM AIT (PERSONAL AND [...] Director Stephen M. Young requests approval to be absent from AIT on annual leave Thursday, May 22 through Monday, June 2, and on consultations in Washington, D.C. June 3-9. He will depart Washington on June 10 and return to Taipei on Wednesday, June 11 at 1730. 2. Deputy Director Robert [...] | 2008-05-06 07:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
08AITTAIPEI623 | MEDIA REACTION: SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI63 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...] | 2008-01-15 02:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI640 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI645 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW THINKING IN TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI654 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 10-12 on the continuing investigation into Taiwan's Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal; on the sudden death of Taiwan's Interior Minister-designate Liao Fung-te; and on the lineup of Taiwan's President-elect Ma Yi [...] | 2008-05-12 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI661 | MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA; [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...] | 2008-05-13 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI669 | MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...] | 2008-05-14 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI675 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI704 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news reporting and editorial coverage May 21 to President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural speech Tuesday, in which he emphasized that both sides across the Taiwan Strait will resume dialogue based on the " [...] | 2008-05-21 12:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI705 | DEPARTURE OF AIT DIRECTOR STEPHEN M. YOUNG [...] Director Stephen M. Young departed AIT for annual leave in New Hampshire and consultations in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 22nd, at 1200 local time. 2. Deputy Director Robert S. Wang has assumed Charge. WANG [...] | 2008-05-22 06:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA TW |
08AITTAIPEI71 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI714 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI719 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...] | 2008-05-23 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI725 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...] | 2008-05-27 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI735 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 29 news coverage on the historic meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the fuel price hike i [...] | 2008-05-29 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI737 | TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) Procurement Office and received confirmation of the order and the stated end-use. 2. Mr. Liu Sheng-tsai, CSIST Procurement Official, confirmed the order for subject commodities and the end-use st [...] | 2008-05-29 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI744 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On May 30, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage to the resumption of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which are scheduled to kick off on June 11. News coverage a [...] | 2008-05-30 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI752 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...] | 2008-06-02 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI760 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI77 | AEC WELCOMES TALKS ON HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM [...] (C) This is an action cable for State ISN/NESS. Please see para 3. On January 14 ESTH officer spoke with Institute for Nuclear Energy Research (INER) Deputy Director Dr. Yeh Tao-ran about DOE's proposal to hold a meeting in April to discuss Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) spent fuel repatriatio [...] | 2008-01-16 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA TW |
08AITTAIPEI771 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 23:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI780 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOMINATION VICTORY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI786 | TAIWAN PREPARES FOR PROGRESS ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China prepare to resume negotiations on cross-Strait issues, beginning with charter flights and tourism, Taiwan authorities and industry representatives agree that initial progress should be straightforward. Taiwan authorities believe that during their June 11-14 [...] | 2008-06-06 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW CH |
08AITTAIPEI797 | MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...] | 2008-06-06 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI806 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI808 | VICE PRESIDENT SIEW OUTLINES TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 10 meeting with ADIR and visiting AIT/W Director for Trade and Commercial Policy, Vice President Vincent Siew said the Ma administration is now concentrating on inflation control, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding cross-Strait economic ties through implementing [...] | 2008-06-10 07:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PROG PREL TW CH |
08AITTAIPEI809 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI81 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16 on the soaring of Taiwan's stock index and currency markets Tuesday in the wake of the KMT's victory in last Saturday's legislative elections; on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who unveiled his cross-St [...] | 2008-01-17 06:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI812 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI820 | Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks [...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...] | 2008-06-12 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI828 | TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 050106202 [...] Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted the Taiwan Combined Logistics Command (CLC),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and the foreign consignee, Guo-Tong Technology Company. AIT/T's findings reflected the bona fides of the consignee and the reliability of this business transaction. Guo Ton [...] | 2008-06-13 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI830 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's print media June 13 gave significant coverage to the historic meetings between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations Thursday. All major Taiwan dailies front-paged th [...] | 2008-06-13 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI835 | MEDIA REACTION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies June 14-16 gave extensive coverage to the rising diplomatic row between Taiwan and Japan over a collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in the disputed waters around the Tiaoyutai Islands last Tuesday. News coverage also [...] | 2008-06-16 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI845 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage on June 17 to the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands and to the resignation of Taiwan's representative to Japan. Local newspapers devo [...] | 2008-06-17 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI857 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...] | 2008-06-18 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI866 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TAIWAN-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 19 news coverage on new developments in cross-Strait relations; on speculations over the personnel reshuffle at the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan; and on a major downsizing of the "China Times," one of the four largest Chine [...] | 2008-06-19 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI873 | CROSS-STRAIT LIBERALIZATION WILL BOOST TAIWAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the wake of the July 11-14 SEF-ARATS agreements (ref a) to implement cross-Strait weekend charter flights and ease restrictions on PRC tourist travel to Taiwan, the Taiwan travel and tourism sector is anticipating a shot in the arm from an expected surge in Chinese visitors. T [...] | 2008-06-19 23:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW |
08AITTAIPEI875 | MEDIA REACTION: PERFORMANCE OF THE MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20 news coverage on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Examination Yuan members Thursday, on approval ratings for the one-month-old Ma administration, and on new developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-independence "Libe [...] | 2008-06-20 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI886 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 21-23 news coverage on the peaceful resolution to a recent dispute between Taiwan and Japan, triggered by the collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in early June; on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Co [...] | 2008-06-23 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI912 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 26 news coverage on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's new measures to liberalize financial regulations vis-a-vis Mainland China; on China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi's remarks Monday regarding Taiwan's participation in [...] | 2008-06-26 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI919 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27 news coverage on the Central Bank's new measures to battle inflation and on the liberalization of financial and tourist exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline on page [...] | 2008-06-27 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI943 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...] | 2008-06-30 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI960 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY AND JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On May 16, the EXBS Advisor made a courtesy call to the Deputy Director of Keelung Customs and the Chief of the Keelung Harbor Police. Both organizations actively participate in EXBS programs. During the visit, Keelung Customs gave a comprehensive presentation on its operations, spec [...] | 2008-07-03 04:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW |
08AITTAIPEI964 | TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T conducted telephone interviews and a site visit with the foreign consignee Super Wong Industrial Company (Super Wong). While AIT/T's findings confirmed the bona fides of the consignee, it appears Super Wong may have previously received the subject technology an [...] | 2008-07-03 07:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
08AITTAIPEI966 | MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI98 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 18 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's intensive campaigning in the wake of his party's severe defeat in last Saturday's legislative elections; on the March presidential poll; on President Chen Shui-bian ret [...] | 2008-01-18 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI987 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 8 news coverage on the commodity prices hike in Taiwan; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. In te [...] | 2008-07-08 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI999 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 9 news coverage on the plummeting Taiwan stock index; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. Both the [...] | 2008-07-09 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPIE1698 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AIT APPOINTEE, THE DALAI LAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 6-8 news coverage on the legislature passing a bill to distribute consumption vouchers; on the local economy; and on the call to amend the Assembly and Parade Law. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in t [...] | 2008-12-08 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08ANKARA530 | TURKISH RESPONSE ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (SBU) On March 19, we shared reftel information and points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Head for Multilateral Economic Affairs Serap Ozcoskun. She agreed to share reftel points with the Turkish mission to the OECD. She noted the information has already been discussed in an inf [...] | 2008-03-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CM TW OECD TU |
08ASUNCION740 | PARAGUAY AND TAIWAN MAINTAIN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] (C) Paraguay's new Lugo government redefined Paraguay's relationship with the Republic of China (Taiwan) when it announced August 31 that it would no longer actively support Taiwan's interests in the United Nations. Taiwan reacted by hinting September 11 that it might cut off financial aid to [...] | 2008-11-03 19:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PA CH TW |
08BEIJING1024 | NPC CLOSES MARCH 18; PREMIER HOLDS PRESS [...] (C) In the March 18 final session of the National People's Congress (NPC),President Hu Jintao called for continued reforms, effective and clean government, a spirit of pragmatism and innovation and the raising of China's international stature. Premier Wen Jiabao, in an extended press confere [...] | 2008-03-18 12:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CH TW |
08BEIJING1038 | TAIWAN: CONTACTS PREDICT KMT VICTORY, DEFEAT OF [...] (C) Three days before Taiwan's March 22 presidential election and vote on competing referenda concerning Taiwan's participation in the UN, Embassy contacts continue to predict a victory for the KMT's Ma Ying-jeou and defeat of the two referenda. Opinions continue to diverge, however, over Bei [...] | 2008-03-19 09:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING1069 | MAINLAND TAIWAN EXPERTS DISCUSS ELECTIONS, FUTURE [...] (C) Two senior PRC Taiwan experts predicted this past week that Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou will win Taiwan's March 22 presidential election with a margin of 5-10 percentage points because of his effective campaigning and widespread discontent over Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's [...] | 2008-03-21 07:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING107 | JANUARY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL VISIT, SENIOR [...] Key points at the January 10 MFA Press Briefing: -- The MFA announced that EAP A/S Hill was to meet with VFM Wu Dawei that afternoon in Beijing and stated that, regarding the Six-Party Talks, Second-Phase Actions are "moving along smoothly." -- The Fifth U.S.-China Senior Dialogue will take [...] | 2008-01-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY CH TW XY XW ZU XI RM SZ MI IN KN |
08BEIJING1075 | TAIWAN: EMBASSY CONTACTS DOWNPLAY POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) On the eve of Taiwan's March 22 presidential election and vote on UN referenda, three Embassy contacts tell us they are "not worried" about the upcoming vote leading to a cross-Strait crisis. While both referenda on Taiwan's UN membership are expected to fail, even if one were to pass, Be [...] | 2008-03-21 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING1083 | AMBASSADOR URGES PRC TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: In light of the March 22 election results in Taiwan, the Ambassador urged China to seize the opportunity to work with the newly elected leaders in Taiwan to improve cross-Strait relations. In a lengthy prepared response, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi said that China's com [...] | 2008-03-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS CH TW |
08BEIJING1123 | March 25 MFA Press Briefing: Selected Journalists To Lhasa, [...] Key points at the March 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- Selected foreign journalists will participate in a reporting trip to Lhasa. -- China is open to dialogue with the Dalai Lama as long as he gives up separatist activities. -- China will continue to follow the One China policy to further d [...] | 2008-03-25 12:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH TW |
08BEIJING1128 | CORRECTED COPY (PARA 4: Ganzi Prefecture) - March 25 MFA [...] Key points at the March 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- Selected foreign journalists will participate in a reporting trip to Lhasa. -- China is open to dialogue with the Dalai Lama as long as he gives up separatist activities. -- China will continue to follow the One China policy to further d [...] | 2008-03-26 01:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH TW |
08BEIJING1142 | AFM HE YAFEI DISCUSSES SIX-PARTY TALKS, TIBET, [...] (C) Senate Staffel members urged Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei to help convince DPRK leaders that if they fulfill their obligations under the Six-Party Talks framework, the United States stands ready to do the same. The DPRK must disclose information on its uranium enrichment program and [...] | 2008-03-26 09:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IN KS KN RS JA TW CH PK |
08BEIJING1145 | 2007 KITTY HAWK PORT CALL REFUSAL SHEDS LIGHT ON [...] (C) The PRC's refusal of the USS Kitty Hawk port visit to Hong Kong for Thanksgiving in November 2007 was a last-minute decision by the Central Military Commission (CMC) made in anger over the November 9, 2007 announcement of further U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, according to a majority of scho [...] | 2008-03-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING1160 | U.S.-CHINA COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE: CSI, [...] (C) At the March 25 U.S.-China Counterterrorism Dialogue in Beijing, the U.S. and Chinese delegations, led respectively by U.S. Ambassador at Large for Counterterrorism Dell Dailey and MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Director General Wu Hailong, agreed that the Unite [...] | 2008-03-27 09:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EFIN ECON ENRG KNNP ASEC TW CH |
08BEIJING1237 | April 1 MFA Press Briefing: Tibet Protests, Olympics, Hu [...] Key points at the April 1 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama continues to incite unrest and undermine the Olympic Games. -- Foreign officials who boycott the Olympic Games are "flattering themselves" and undermining their country's interest. -- China blocks websites which contain [...] | 2008-04-01 11:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KOLY CH TW JP KS EK TC NZ |
08BEIJING124 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-CHINA SENIOR DIALOGUE, [...] (C) The upcoming 5th round of the U.S.-China Senior Dialogue kicks off an important year for China and for bilateral relations. Taiwan's presidential and UN referenda votes in March and the PRC's hosting of the Olympics in August are the focus of Chinese concerns, and the Chinese believe the [...] | 2008-01-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING1248 | CORRECTED COPY (PARA 11: NIMITZ) April 1 MFA Press [...] Key points at the April 1 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama continues to incite unrest and undermine the Olympic Games. -- Foreign officials who boycott the Olympic Games are "flattering themselves" and undermining their country's interest. -- China blocks websites which contain [...] | 2008-04-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KOLY CH TW JP KS EK TC NZ |
08BEIJING1291 | FM YANG DEFENDS CHINA'S ACTIONS IN TIBET [...] (C) China's actions in Tibet were prompted by violent crimes instigated by the Dalai Lama "clique," Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told Treasury Secretary Paulson April 2. Diplomats and journalists have been given access to Tibet, and China's actions have garnered broad international support, [...] | 2008-04-07 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH TW |
08BEIJING1355 | April 10 MFA Press Briefing: Dalai Lama, Olympic Torch, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH AS FR IR TW IN |
08BEIJING1450 | APRIL 16 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: HU-SIEW MEETING, DIRECT [...] Key points at the April 16 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefings were: -- The April 12 Hu-Siew meeting has "very important significance" for the improvement of cross-Strait relations under "new circumstances" (xin xingshi) and the promotion of cross-Strait economic cooperation. -- P [...] | 2008-04-16 10:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING1463 | (S) PRC URGED TO INVESTIGATE A CHINESE FIRM'S [...] (S) PolOff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on April 16 of recent efforts by the Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation (STBPI) to supply missile-useable aluminum, steel, wire and integrated circuits to Iran (ref [...] | 2008-04-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR TW |
08BEIJING150 | JANUARY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MALAWI, TAIWAN, OLYMPICS, [...] Key points at the January 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- China and Malawi on December 28 after "friendly consultations and negotiations" established diplomatic relations. -- Some organizations with "ulterior political motives" use the Olympics to "tarnish China's image" and "exert pressure" on t [...] | 2008-01-15 22:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH TW NL KS KN MI FJ IN FR |
08BEIJING165 | JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SENIOR DIALOGUE, [...] Key points at the January 17 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili is visiting Beijing January 17-18 for meetings with Chinese officials. -- During Senior Dialogue meetings this week, China will exchange views on important issues of bilateral interest with the Un [...] | 2008-01-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW GM IR UK |
08BEIJING1681 | HU FIRMLY IN CHARGE OF TAIWAN POLICY, CONTACTS SAY [...] (C) Summary: President Hu Jintao's position as the chief Taiwan policymaker has been strengthened as a result of Ma Ying-jeou's victory in the March 22 Taiwan presidential election, according to two Embassy contacts. Hu's decisions to break from former President Jiang Zemin's timeline for re [...] | 2008-04-30 06:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
08BEIJING1695 | APRIL 30 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: MAC CHAIRPERSON-DESIGNATE, [...] Key points at the April 30 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- China does not have a position on Chairperson-designate Lai Shin-yuan's suitability as head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council. -- Discussions in both the ARATS-SEF and KMT-CCP channels are useful. -- Aske [...] | 2008-04-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING1731 | MAY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, TIBET, VISAS, BURMA, [...] Key points at the May 6 MFA press briefing were: -- Iran enjoys the right to peaceful nuclear energy use, but also should show a sense of "responsibility." -- Central Government policy toward the Dalai Lama is "consistent and clear-cut" and the "door for contact is always open." -- China [...] | 2008-05-06 22:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KOLY MARR CVIS TW CH KS KN JA |
08BEIJING178 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH CHINESE [...] (U) January 16, 2008; 7:45 p.m.; Beijing, Ambassador's Residence. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Mrs. Diana Negroponte Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Mrs. Sarah Randt Dennis Wilder, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, NSC [...] | 2008-01-18 05:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CH TW KN KS IR IZ PK RS |
08BEIJING1814 | TAO DIRECTOR CHEN YUNLIN MANAGES EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] (C) Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin told visiting DAS Thomas Christensen that there has been a positive change in cross-Strait relations, but that the situation remains complex and sensitive. He said the two sides need time to rebuild mutual trust and the United States should neith [...] | 2008-05-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH TW |
08BEIJING1815 | MFA DG TALKS TAIWAN, NEAPSM, DALAI LAMA WITH EAP [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen May 10, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Zheng Zeguang emphasized the importance President Hu places on his relationship with President Bush and China's willingness to work cooperatively with the [...] | 2008-05-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM KOLY CH TW IR KN |
08BEIJING1840 | DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BILATERAL DIALOGUES, [...] (U) May 11, 2008; 3:00 p.m.; Beijing, Ministry of National Defense, Ba Yi Building. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Sedney, Deputy Ass [...] | 2008-05-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS MCAP CH TW BW |
08BEIJING1843 | DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BILATERAL DIALOGUES, [...] (U) May 11, 2008; 3:00 p.m.; Beijing, Ministry of National Defense, Ba Yi Building. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Sedney, Deputy Ass [...] | 2008-05-13 10:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS MCAP CH TW BM |
08BEIJING1865 | MAY 14 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE, [...] The May 14 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing was dominated by discussion of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan: -- The spokesman addressed the fate of 2,897 Taiwan compatriots who were traveling in Sichuan at the time of the quake, stating that 588 were stranded in Jiuzhaigou, 13 were [...] | 2008-05-14 10:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON CH TW |
08BEIJING188 | ADMIRAL KEATING'S JANUARY 14 MEETING WITH FM YANG [...] (C) U.S.-China bilateral and military-to-military relations were strengthened in 2007, in part due to frequent high-level exchanges, FM Yang Jiechi told visiting PACOM Commander Timothy Keating on January 14. FM Yang said he hoped the U.S. presidential election would not affect bilateral ties [...] | 2008-01-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING1955 | MAY 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the May 20 MFA press briefing were: -- China is grateful for foreign assistance and condolences. -- The Six-Party Talks have maintained momentum and China hopes recent meetings will produce results. -- Taiwan is "ineligible" for observer status at the World Health Assembly [...] | 2008-05-20 10:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY KS GM RS IR TW |
08BEIJING1991 | MAY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE, BAN KI-MOON [...] Key points at the May 22 MFA press briefing were: -- Only 400,000 of 3.3 million tents needed in the disaster areas of Sichuan have been delivered. -- Consultations are ongoing for a possible visit to China by Ban Ki-moon. -- Spokesperson had no information about a potential dirty bomb [...] | 2008-05-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KOLY PTER TSPA KS IR TW VM ZI |
08BEIJING217 | JANUARY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SENIOR [...] Key points at the January 22 MFA Press Briefing: -- At the Senior Dialogue last week, Vice Foreign Minister Dai and Deputy Secretary Negroponte exchanged ideas on the international situation and how to ensure the long-term stable development of bilateral relations and cooperation on regional [...] | 2008-01-22 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW GM IR UK |
08BEIJING2218 | CONTACTS SAY WANG YI APPOINTMENT SIGNALS [...] (C) Embassy contacts say veteran diplomat Wang Yi's appointment as Director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) signals an effort to improve cross-Strait relations. Appointing a diplomat to handle Taiwan also sends a strong signal regarding Beijing's recognition of the need to ad [...] | 2008-06-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING2219 | BEIJING SCHOLARS SAY PRC SEES TAIWAN'S MA [...] (C) A senior PRC American affairs expert said that despite some initial misgivings, the PRC Government is convinced that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's tenure provides an important opportunity to improve cross-Strait relations. He noted that Ma's campaign rhetoric regarding Tibet, his "insult [...] | 2008-06-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH TW |
08BEIJING2275 | PRC AFM HE YAFEI, TAO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON POSITIVE [...] (C) Reflecting sentiments he expressed during the June 4 U.S.-China Security Dialogue (septels),PRC Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on June 6 told visiting U.S. experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that conflict with Taiwan is "extremely unlikely." AFM He [...] | 2008-06-11 09:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS PGOV MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING2281 | U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE - MORNING SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 23:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP MNUC CH TW KN KS JA RS |
08BEIJING2322 | U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 06:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR |
08BEIJING2435 | TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE PROVIDES UPBEAT READOUT OF [...] (C) The June 11-14 dialogue between the Mainland and Taiwan, on hiatus for nearly a decade, "exceeded expectations," Li Li, office director in the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Bureau for Hong Kong, Macao and Overseas Affairs, told PolOff on June 18. He said Chen Yunlin's planned trip to Taiwan [...] | 2008-06-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM CH TW |
08BEIJING261 | JANUARY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DARFUR, OLYMPICS, [...] Key points at the regular January 24 MFA press briefing: -- China is playing a constructive role in Darfur and any attempt to link the Olympics and Darfur "goes against the Olympic spirit." -- The Dalai Lama is not a religious or spiritual leader but someone who seeks to undermine Chinese [...] | 2008-01-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KN VT KS IR SU TW CH |
08BEIJING2645 | PRC: A TAIWAN POLICY "HAWK" RECANTS [...] (C) Tsinghua University Professor Yan Xuetong, a prominent advocate of using military force to reunify with Taiwan, penned a recent article in the Global Times in which he "apologizd" for his prediction of war before 2008. In the article, he assessed that th cross-Strait situation will be pea [...] | 2008-07-07 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING2927 | PRC MULLING OVER INTERNATIONAL SPACE FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Mainland policy makers are devoting considerable study and discussion to the question of Taiwan's international space, recognizing that the issue will have to be addressed in September if/when Taiwan makes its annual bid to rejoin the UN. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director [...] | 2008-07-29 09:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UN CH TW |
08BEIJING3010 | POTUS VISIT: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS [...] (C) During an August 4 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui (other topics reported septels),Ambassador Randt raised U.S. concerns over several outstanding issues regarding the President's upcoming visit to Beijing, leaving behind a non-paper (below). While thanking VFM Zhang for the [...] | 2008-08-04 15:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING3056 | TAO CHIEF TOUTS "FAMILY TIES" IN WELCOMING TAIWAN [...] (U) On August 5 PRC State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Wang Yi greeted Taiwan Kuomintang (KMT) Party Honorary Chair Lien Chan and wife upon arrival at Beijing Airport and later that evening hosted a dinner for them at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, according to press reports. [...] | 2008-08-07 09:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING317 | JANUARY 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, KIM [...] Key points at the January 29 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China considers progress made so far on the Six-Party Talks to be "hard-won" and "worth treasuring," and parties should show patience and implement Six-Party agreements. -- The spokesperson had no information or comments on Kim Jong I [...] | 2008-01-29 10:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY CH TW JA ID KS KN RS |
08BEIJING3176 | CHINA OPPOSES TAIWAN ARMS SALES, DALAI LAMA VISIT; [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi requested a meeting with the Ambassador August 19 to warn of damage to bilateral relations and cross-Strait stability if the United States announces new advanced weapons sales to Taiwan. Liu expressed concern that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discusse [...] | 2008-08-19 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PHUM KIRF KOLY CH TW |
08BEIJING3219 | PRC TAIWAN EXPERT COMMENTS ON MA'S U.S. TRANSITS, [...] (C) A senior Beijing-based Taiwan expert told us August 20 that the PRC appreciates Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's recent "extremely low-key" transits of the United States and his "no surprises" approach to managing cross-Strait and U.S.-Taiwan relations. China welcomes the shift in Taiwan's [...] | 2008-08-21 09:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA MASS PARM CH TW |
08BEIJING3320 | CHINESE MFA ON HANDLING TAIWAN ISSUE AT UNGA [...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff August 27 that China acknowledges that cross-Strait relations have improved greatly. China also notes that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) proposal sponsored by Nauru, Gambia, and [...] | 2008-08-27 11:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA TW CH |
08BEIJING334 | JANUARY 30 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: CHEN SHUI-BIAN, NEW AIR [...] Key points at the January 30, 2008 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The TAO spokesman gave a lengthy summary of the cross-Strait situation over the past year, criticizing Chen Shui-bian's "Taiwan independence activities." -- The spokesman refused to answer questions rega [...] | 2008-01-30 12:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON MASS MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING3342 | AUGUST 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Six-Party Talks, [...] Key points at the August 28 MFA Press Briefing: -- China calls on parties to "stay patient," to "show wisdom and flexibility" and to try to "meet each other halfway" to overcome present difficulties in the North Korean denuclearization process. -- China is concerned by the latest developmen [...] | 2008-08-28 22:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY MNUC PARM UNGA EINV CH TW RU |
08BEIJING3402 | AFM LIU JIEYI EXPRESSES CONCERNS RE TAIWAN ARMS [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi called in the Ambassador on September 3 to register firm opposition to possible U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying such sales would "seriously harm" bilateral relations, cooperation on international issues, and cross-Strait relations. AFM Liu expressed [...] | 2008-09-03 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING3497 | U.S. Presidential Paralympics Delegation Meeting with [...] (U) September 8, 2008; 10:40 am; Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Kirk Bauer, Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA Jean Driscoll, Paralympic Gold Medalist LTC. G [...] | 2008-09-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS KOLY OVIP CH NK IR TW |
08BEIJING3499 | MFA: PRC HISTORICAL CLAIMS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA NOT [...] (C) Summary: According to a MFA Treaty and Law Department official, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea outlined on PRC maps by the nine-segment dotted line (called "Cow's Tongue" or "Nine Dashes") do not contradict the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). As a "reflec [...] | 2008-09-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL PGOV ECON CH TW XC |
08BEIJING3500 | SEPTEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE [...] Key points at the September 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Vice Premier Wang Qishan will visit the United States next week to discuss bilateral trade issues with U.S. officials as part of the Sino-U.S. Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Daw [...] | 2008-09-09 23:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH KN TW IN PK EC |
08BEIJING3551 | VFM ZHANG YESUI STRESSES TAIWAN ARMS SALES WILL [...] (C) In a September 11 meeting called by the Chinese side, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui stressed to the Ambassador that if the United States goes forward with a rumored USD eleven billion arms sale to Taiwan, then China will react strongly. Such a sale would jeopardize the progress in bil [...] | 2008-09-11 13:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW UN |
08BEIJING36 | SARA VM WANG DISCUSSES PARTY VIEW ON RELIGION, [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) Vice Minister Wang Zuoan for a January 3 lunch. VM Wang said experts briefed Politburo members about trends in religious development at a December 18 "collective study" session. President Hu also spoke at the Decembe [...] | 2008-01-04 09:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF CH TW |
08BEIJING3633 | BEIJING-BASED TAIWAN EXPERTS COMMENT ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) In September 18 meetings with PolOff, two senior PRC Taiwan experts claimed that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan would undermine the "fragile" progress made recently in cross-Strait relations. One expert claimed that U.S. arms sales at this time would be like "dropping a bomb" in U.S-China rela [...] | 2008-09-19 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS CH TW |
08BEIJING3681 | TIBET: AFM LIU EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER "FREEDOM [...] (C) In a September 23 meeting called by the Chinese side, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed China's "firm opposition" to plans for President Bush to 1) include Dalai Lama representative Lodi Gyari in a September 23 Freedom Agenda Lunch in New York and 2) engage in communications wi [...] | 2008-09-23 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MASS PGOV CH TW |
08BEIJING3702 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 DINNER WITH VICE [...] (C) At a September 19 event for the diplomatic corps to celebrate the recent China-hosted Olympics and Paralympics, Vice President Xi Jinping expressed appreciation for President Bush's positive role in U.S.-China relations and acknowledged China's need for "change and reform." Also at the ev [...] | 2008-09-24 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KOLY SOCI EAID CH TW |
08BEIJING3759 | AFM LIU EXPRESSES CHINA'S "FIRM OPPOSITION" TO [...] (C) In a September 26 meeting called by the Chinese, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed China's "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to President Bush's September 23 telephone call to the Dalai Lama and the inclusion of Dalai Lama representative Lodi Gyari and Democracy Mov [...] | 2008-09-26 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TW CH |
08BEIJING3782 | China Probes Intensified Taiwan Economic Engagement [...] (C) Summary. Contacts from the public and private sectors and several academics at government-affiliated think tanks expressed optimism over the direction of cross-strait economic engagement, attributing warming ties to the election of Ma Ying-jeou in March and Taiwan's efforts to manage an ec [...] | 2008-09-29 09:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV CN TW |
08BEIJING3803 | TAIWAN ARMS SALES: PRC REACTS [...] (C) In response to the October 3 notification to Congress of the sale of defense articles to Taiwan, on October 4 PRC Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei conveyed China's "strong protest" to visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill. Later that day, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei called [...] | 2008-10-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR CH TW |
08BEIJING3836 | October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States' arms sale to Taiwan has "contaminated the atmosphere" of U.S.-China relations, "gravely jeopardized China's security" and "created obstacles to exchanges and cooperation" with the United States. --"The Si [...] | 2008-10-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW |
08BEIJING3874 | October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, FINANCIAL [...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, and oppose Taiwan in [...] | 2008-10-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW |